Google is halting some services for smartphones made by Huawei Technologies Co., according to people familiar with the matter, in a sign that the U.S. decision to deny the Chinese tech giant access to U.S. technology will bite into its booming consumer-device business. Huawei, which recently surpassed Apple Inc. as the world’s No. 2 supplier of smartphones—it now trails only Samsung Electronics Co.—relies on Google’s Android operating system to run its devices. Though existing phones are expected to keep functioning largely...
Source: Wall Street Journal May 20, 2019 08:51 UTC