Huawei Ban

  • What does it feel like to use a Huawei phone without Google apps?

    In global markets, banned from Google apps means a lot. But what exactly does it feel like to use a Huawei phone without Google apps?

  • Google Pixel 4 won't be a phone for the masses, even with Huawei facing troubles

    Google Pixel 4 could take advantage of Huawei's troubles to gain market share, but a lack of relationships with mobile carriers could hold back its path to becoming a mass market player.

  • Huawei open to 'no backdoor' agreement with India, says local head

    “If (the Indian) government wants, we are open to having the source codes in an escrow account,” said Jay Chen, the CEO of Huawei India unit.

  • Huawei is pushing Android 10 to Mate 20 Pro, which has access to Gapps

    Despite the current issues Huawei is facing with the Mate 30 Pro and Google services, the Mate 20 Pro is not affected and is being updated to Android 10.

  • Report: Huawei could soon get license to use Google apps again

    Huawei could soon be able to get its license to use the Google Play Services version of Android, allowing it to tap into some of its US supply chain.

  • Huawei denies Harmony OS report, saying no such phone this year

    Soon after Chinese media intensively reported Huawei may release its first smartphone running the Harmony OS, the company clarified those are “fake news”.

  • Huawei to launch an all screen smartphone on Oct 17, Harmony OS expected

    Huawei plans to launch a new all-screen smartphone with under display selfie camera in Paris on October 17. According to a Tencent report, the device may be Huawei's first phone running Harmony OS.

  • Huawei Mate 30 Pro can run Google apps again, thanks to this new workaround

    On the XDA Forum, developers posted a new method that can get Google apps running on the Huawei Mate 30 Pro.

  • Huawei Mate 30 loses access to Google's apps by backdoor installation

    An easy-to-use app enabling the installation of Google apps and services on the Mate 30 devices, called LZPlay, has disappeared, Bloomberg reported Thursday.