With Google suspending business ties with Huawei, cutting the Chinese telecom major off its technology, the US-China trade war has taken a turn that directly affects consumers. As Huawei loses access to updates on the Android operating system, anyone using a Huawei smartphone will be miffed. That Google Play and Play Protect would continue to function on existing phones isn’t much consolation. It just means your Huawei smartphone hasn’t been turned into a brick. But future versions of Huawei smartphones would have to do without proprietary apps such as Gmail, Google Chrome and YouTube.

Source: Mint May 20, 2019 17:03 UTC