BEIJING — Google assured users of Huawei smartphones on Monday the American company’s basic services will work on them following U.S. government curbs on doing business with the Chinese tech giant. Huawei, which uses Google’s Android operating system for smartphones, said it would continue to provide security updates but gave no indication what phone services might be affected. “We assure you while we are complying with all US gov’t requirements, services like Google Play & security from Google Play Protect will keep functioning on your existing Huawei device,” said Google on Twitter. Huawei said it would provide security updates and after-sales service for all smartphones and tablets sold under its Huawei and Honor brands. Transfer of hardware, software or services to Huawei or technical interaction with the Chinese company would be restricted by last week’s order.

Source: National Post May 20, 2019 08:48 UTC