Google suspends Huawei's Android support

Google suspends Huawei's Android support

Huawei was already facing serious bother following the Trump administration's actual ban, however, it'd get significantly worse.
Reuters sources claim Google has suspended transactions with Huawei that need transferring proprietary hardware and package, hobbling a lot of its smartphone business outside of China. It "immediately" loses access to future OS updates beyond the Android Open Source Project, according to the insider, and upcoming phones would have to go without official apps like the Google Play Store and Gmail.

The company remains "internally" discussing that services area unit leaving, the source said.
Google would discontinue all school support and collaboration for mechanical man and services, however.
We've asked Google for comment.
If correct, though, the suspension would represent a heavy blow to Huawei's mobile efforts. Although this shouldn't dent the company's Chinese business much (it can't use Google apps in the country), it depends on access to Google apps to remain competitive with devices like the P30 Pro.
So long because the US blacklisting persists, Huawei might need to accept third-party apps and services simply to supply absolutely practical handsets -- and there is no guarantee customers will be receptive to the change.

Update 5/19 5:15PM ET: Engadget understands that the report is correct, although there will be a slight reprieve.
Updates for Play Services and apps can still bear, as they do not need that Google interacts with Huawei.OS and security updates, however, are strictly off-limits.