Closed Huawei plans flagship phone launch under cloud of Google ban

[Jmrie_]

NEW YORK/FRANKFURT -- Huawei Technologies plans to forge ahead with the launch of new high-end smartphones in Europe even though it may not be able to offer Google's official Android operating system and widely used apps such as Google Maps, company executives told Reuters.

The world’s No. 2 smartphone maker is set to unveil its new Mate 30 line of phones on Sept. 18 in Munich, according to a source familiar with the matter, though it is not clear when the devices would go on sale.

The Mate 30, made to work on new 5G mobile networks, is Huawei's first major flagship smartphone launch since US President Donald Trump's administration effectively blacklisted the company in mid-May, alleging it is involved in activities that compromise U.S. national security, a charge the company denies.

A Google spokesman told Reuters the Mate 30 could not be sold with licensed Google apps and services due to the US ban on sales to Huawei. A temporary reprieve that the US government announced last week does not apply to new products such as the Mate 30, the spokesman said.

US companies can seek a license for specific products to be exempted from the ban. Google, a part of Alphabet Inc , would not say whether it had applied for a license to offer its apps and services known as Google Mobile Services, though it has said in the past that it wants to continue supplying Huawei.

Reuters reported this week that the US Commerce Department has received more than You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. from companies for licenses to sell US goods to Huawei, but none have been granted.

The uncertainty surrounding the Mate 30 shows the confusion that reigns for Huawei and its business partners as a result of the escalating trade war between China and the United States. While the Huawei blacklisting was cast as a response to security concerns, President Trump has indicated it could be lifted as part of a trade deal.

"Huawei will continue to use the Android OS and ecosystem if the US government allows us to do so," Huawei spokesman Joe Kelly told Reuters. "Otherwise, we will continue to develop our own operating system and ecosystem."

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[stellarium]

the question is how can they sell their latest phone in US market without google services?

kaya kaya nila na mag set-up ng sariling cloud and system wide sychronization on all devices like Google and Apple?, they must invest billions i think kung mag provide sila ng sarili nila.

parang sugal ata ang gagawin ni huwawei na targetin ang US market on the current ban of the president, ang pag asa na lang siguro nila pag natapos na term ni trumph

 

[Jmrie_]

the question is how can they sell their latest phone in US market without google services?

kaya kaya nila na mag set-up ng sariling cloud and system wide sychronization on all devices like Google and Apple?, they must invest billions i think kung mag provide sila ng sarili nila.

parang sugal ata ang gagawin ni huwawei na targetin ang US market on the current ban of the president, ang pag asa na lang siguro nila pag natapos na term ni trumph

sana if di sila mapayagan ni google make their own pero parang mahirap