Battle lines have been drawn.
Google has dealt Chinese phone company Huawei a massive blow by blocking it from using apps and services.But according to reports, Google has cut off Huawei’s licence which means it can no longer use apps like Gmail or Google Maps on its phones. It will also not have access to security updates and patches.
Existing customers will be able to update their phones and apps, but will not be able to update to a newer version of the Android operating system if one becomes available. Google’s parent company Alphabet said it had taken steps to ‘comply with the recent US government actions’.This could be a reference to US president Donald Trump’s executive order apparently aimed at banning Huawei’s equipment from US networks and said it was subjecting the Chinese company to strict export controls.
Over the last few years, Huawei has become the world’s second largest phone manufacturer after Samsung.
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