Huawei has said it will be able to roll out its own mobile phone operating system “very quickly” if its smartphones are cut off from Google’s Android software. These phones are certified so that Google can provide them with updates and downloads without going through Huawei. He said the group had been preparing for the worst, after becoming a target for the US last year, and that it had been working on its own operating system, which “can kick in very quickly”. He noted that the operating system has been trialled in some parts of China. This is likely to have a severe effect on their attractiveness to consumers outside of China, where many Google apps are already banned.

Source: The Irish Times May 20, 2019 19:52 UTC