Google Suspends Huawei’s Android License, after U.S executive order

Updated: Huawei’s Android License ban has been temporarily paused by US government for 90 days. Within this timeline the manufacturer can able to release android software updates for its existing Huawei and Honor brand mobiles, but they’re prohibited to register new smartphones.

Everyone knows the trade war between U.S and China is already going on, now it has been turned to heat up furthermore after blacklisting the Huawei brand, world’s second largest manufacturer, by the President of United States. Ahead of this executive order many U.S firms like Google, Qualcomm, Intel, Broadcom, Xilinx and others were halted their hardware and software business with Huawei.

What Google suspend means? The future Huawei devices will not receive Google Play Services, Android system updates i.e. OS and security patch, Gmail, YouTube and other services that are not under open source license. Google assures existing huawei devices will not affect by this business breakup, Google Play protect and other services can still work on current smartphones.

Still the Huawei can able to use free Android Open Source Licenses (AOSP), but they will not get any support for proprietary apps and technical updates. Huawei already have the own chipset Hisilicon Kirin and Balong 5000 5G modem, this may reduce the worry about this suspend. For the past few years, Huawei was working on android alternative, to confront if they were blocked to use Android.

However the report says, the company mostly depends on U.S spares, which make them to offer cheaper phones and drive to second place in mobile phone market. This suspend for Huawei will bring severe problems like drop in shares, revenue loss and many critical issues for them.

Huawei replied on twitter page, they will continue to give security patch update and after sales services for existing smartphones and tablets. They were also working on new sustainable software to deliver finest experience to users.

On the other hand, Huawei has planned to launch new devices in Honor 20 series on May 21, we don’t know whether this suspend issue will affect this event or not.