Google also said existing smartphone owners would not lose access to its Google Play app store or security features. Google also said existing smartphone owners would not lose access to its Google Play app store or security features. But unless the U.S. Commerce Department grants exceptions, a ban announced last week on all purchases of U.S. technology would badly hurt Huawei, analyst say. But it's not yet clear what other Google software and services — such as maps, Gmail or search — it will be able to use. "For users of our services, Google Play and the security protections from Google Play Protect will continue to function on existing Huawei devices," it added.

Source: MetroXpress May 20, 2019 17:37 UTC