Huawei is blacklisted from using Google services since May 2019. This means that the newer Huawei Models doesn’t have your favorite Google Apps. Microsoft is the most recent company that has given the exemption by the US government to work with Huawei.

If the news is true, Huawei users will get the latest Android version and all the Google supported apps including Play Store, Gmail, Photos, and YouTube. Currently, all the older Huawei devices are still running on Android OS, but they are not receiving any newer Updates.

Huawei has its own alternative to GMS, but it’s not fully integrated as a substitute. Many users are downloading Play Store from the third-part website. Google warns people to not use such files as they are harmful to your mobile.

So far the ban is affecting both sides and it is possible that the government will grant the license.

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And now the company has announced that Huawei App Gallery has a monthly subscriber base of 40 million and is the third-largest app store after Google and Apple.

Huawei App Gallery is a new alternative to its users compared to Google Apps and Play Store, which it says is available to more than 40 million monthly subscribers in 170 countries/regions. The store has the most mainstream apps and services.

Introducing Huawei’s new foldable phone Mate XS, the company’s CEO Richard Yu said, “Privacy is always at the heart of our philosophy, under your control, We’ve made privacy protection and cybersecurity a top priority in all our business operations. We also have tough privacy and cybersecurity solutions for the Huawei app gallery. ‘

He reiterated his commitment to developers bringing their apps to the company’s new app gallery, saying the gallery would be just as good as Google and the Apple App Store. “We will welcome developers from all over the world to join Huawei Mobile Services,” he said.

The Huawei App Gallery has an age rating system for child protection and filters out apps that are not age-appropriate. Similarly, there are various methods for protecting sensitive data and privacy such that biometric data is never processed outside of the Huawei device and users are given full control over personal data.

EMUI gives users control over app user permissions while all data is stored anonymously and locally.

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Google Apps and Facebook Apps are not available in the Huawei App Gallery at this time, but there are 18 categories that include News, Social Media, Entertainment and more.

According to the company, if no app is found by the user, you can list the desired app name, which will be communicated to the user when available. According to the company, apps downloaded from this app gallery work better on the company devices, which is an open AI platform called Huawei HighAI.

Likewise, a feature called QuickApps is a new type of free apps that provides the user with powerful functions and automatic updates of HTML 5 pages, but the storage of consumer devices is minimal.

Quick Apps writes 1/5 percent of the code as compared to Android apps, which takes up less memory space; in simple terms, this feature can accommodate 2 thousand Quick Apps instead of just 20 apps in 1 GB space.

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It may be recalled that on May 16 last year, the US government barred Huawei from working with a Chinese company by blacklisting it. Now on Friday, an article from Google has been published on the Support Page explaining the situation in Huawei.

The company’s legal director for Google Play and Android, Tristan Ostrowski, wrote in the article: ‘Google has to work with Huawei’s new devices or preload or download Google Apps including Gmail, Maps, YouTube, Play Store, and others.’

According to Google, this situation is very confusing and it is difficult for people to understand which products are prohibited from using Google services.

Google made it clear that updates to the Huawei phones released on or before May 16 are likely to continue, but the phones introduced will be certified (unverified). Google is unable to provide them with security updates or Google Play Protocol software preload.

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The Company warns users using new Huawei phones that they should not attempt to load sideways in Gmail, YouTube, Play Store or other Google software in these certified devices as the company cannot guarantee that they will be genuine or Malware.

Google avoided discussing the political aspects of Huawei sanctions and advised people to avoid access to the company’s popular services on the backdoor route.

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On 11 February “The Wall Street Journal”, bring up the news in which, the United States pointed out Huawei for using illegal means to access mobile networks around the world.

This is not the first time such news has come out from the United States. In 2019, the US has banned the company due to similar concerns. The US government has consistently suspected Huawei over security issues. Once again, they say, the Chinese mobile company is a security threat for the region and all the necessary actions need to be taken.

United States officials claim that Huawei has the capability to secretly access mobile network around the world. Moreover, the Chinese tech giant has earned this ability since a decade ago.US officials claim that Huawei used, the legal interception provided only for the law enforcement agencies, to get access to different mobile networks around the world.

US Official`s Allegations

Advisor to national security Robert O`Brien says, “We have evidence that Huawei has the secret ability to access sensitive and personal information in the systems it manages and sells around the world”. This allegation is very critical among all the allegations made so far on Huawei by US officials.

Having access to personal and security information is one thing and misusing it is another thing, a more serious one. If US officials have proof to substantiate these allegations, things may go very wrong for the Chinese tech giant. However, so far, there is no evidence provided about the countries suffered by this security breach.

Huawei Officials Response

In response to these allegations, Huawei has recorded its stance. The Huawei officials have released their statement they said, “We categorically reject these latest allegations. Again, baseless accusations are repeated without providing any kind of concrete evidence”.

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Furthermore, Huawei officials said, the company has very strict rules pertaining to legal interception points, no official is allowed to access these doors.

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Reuters reported recently that major smartphone makers like Huawei, Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo are working together on a platform that works alike Google Play Store.

These companies are under the aspect of the Global Developer Service Alliance (GDSA), and the move appears to be an attempt to challenge the Google Play Store’s international monopoly.

Google Play Store is banned in China and Android users download apps from various app stores, most of which handle different companies like Huawei and Oppo,

But outside of China, Google Play Store is dominated, allowing developers to upload their software, on different platform.

Third-party app stores face difficulties as a result of this monopoly, and are now being challenged by the GDSA platform.

The GDSA’s Prototype website states that its services are planned to be introduced in 9 countries and territories including India, Indonesia, Russia and Malaysia.

According to the report, these Chinese companies are very strong in different regions, such as Xiaomi in India or Huawei Europe, and during the last quarter of last year, these companies sold 40% of smartphones worldwide.

This new platform will make it easier for developers to upload their apps to all stores simultaneously.

Google Play Store’s global dominance is an even bigger problem for Huawei, which lost Google apps and services, including a Play Store license, due to US sanctions last year.

Due to this issue, Huawei decided not to push its flagship phone Mate 30 for sale globally, while also announcing it to work on its operating system Harmony OS and as an alternative to Google services. Huawei invested one billion dollars to establish mobile services.

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The Play Store is very important in Google’s revenue sources, which earned $ 8.8 billion worldwide last year.

The Chinese company plans to introduce a new platform in March, but could also be tainted by the spread of the Corona virus in China.

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In fact, on January 28, the close allies of the United States are likely to approve Huawei’s role in the formation of 5G telecom networks, which will be a huge success for the Chinese company.

According to AFP, Britain is likely to be given a limited role for the formation of 5G networks, despite opposition from the US on security grounds.

On Sunday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a tweet that ‘the most important decision on Britain’s futures is going to happen’.

The UK has a momentous decision ahead on 5G. British MP Tom Tugendhat gets it right: “The truth is that only nations able to protect their data will be sovereign.” https://t.co/8lLEUEUxdL

— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) January 26, 2020

Washington continues to pressure British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to completely unilateral Huawei.

But according to AFP, a top British official had indicated to give Huawei a green light last week, while the Financial Times reported yesterday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to approve Huawei’s limited role.

According to the reports, British ministers are considering ways to limit Huawei’s market share in the project. Huawei is believed to be allowing Britain to operate non-critical elements of 5G networks such as antennas and base stations.

The US had stopped Huawei from introducing 5G networks on its territory and raised security concerns over the Chinese government controlling the company, Which Huawei constantly denied.

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The US government believes that the Huawei infrastructure will provide opportunities for the Chinese government to carry out espionage and destruction and that is why the use of Huawei telecom equipment has been banned in the US since 2012.

Australia and New Zealand have also banned the supply of Huawei’s 5G mobile network devices.

The United States also emphasized Britain but also threatened that if it signed a deal with Huawei, the sharing of intelligence between the two countries could be limited.

British officials have pointed out that unlike the United States, the UK has been using Huawei technology for the past 15 years.UK security agencies believe they have been able to control the risk so far and are able to do so in relation to the 5G network.

5G technology has been introduced in several countries so far, which is being considered an important advance for future technologies like automated driving vehicles and others.

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According to the Washington Post, the US Department of Commerce has forced the suspend measures to further limit US technology access to Huawei.

The US Department of Commerce next week has approved the US companies to further tighten the sales process of computer chips and other parts to Huawei. It has been objected to by the Pentagon and fears that these additional sanctions will be banned by US companies such as Qualcomm.

Intel and Micron’s revenue will be affected, leading them to overtake global competitors, which could impact the US military’s technological superiority.

Cabinet-level decisions on further measures against Huawei are expected next week, while President Donald Trump’s trade deal with China was signed last week, terming it as ‘real progress‘.

On the other hand, according to the Wall Street Journal, the US Department of Defense and the Treasury have opposed the Department of Commerce’s decision to tighten restrictions on Huawei.

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This opposition came at a time when the US Department of Commerce’s trade with US companies is making it more difficult for US companies.

“We are aware of the stability of technology companies’ supply chains and their innovators,” Defense Secretary Mark Asper told The Wall Street Journal in this regard.

It may be recalled that in May 2019, the United States stopped trading with US companies by blacklisting Huawei. Huawei was blacklisted and called by the Trump administration a threat to US national security. The Huawei US sanction has seen many turns over the past couple of months.

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