The technologically advanced era has seen the rise of diverse phone manufacturers from different corners of the world, producing various phones. One of such phones is the prominent Huawei phone.

Huawei has done an excellent job to be known not only in its country of origin but also extends further to diverse regions. However, there is an issue currently rocking the boat of Huawei heavily.

A few days back, Google suspended Android's hugest phone manufacturers, i.e. Huawei.

The Chinese company has been suspended from receiving Android updates the moment Trump’s administration barred it from going into trades with companies in the United States.

Basically, what this ban implies is that not just Google but other companies in the United States cannot and will no longer be supplying any form of technology to the Chinese company without the approval of the US government.

So many other United States chip manufacturers have informed their employees as well that they will be complying actively to this new order without fail.

In simpler terms, both Google and chipmakers in the United States have suspended access and cut off supplies respectively to the telecoms company located in China.

This comes after the government of the United States under direct orders from the administration of trump added the company to its blacklist.

According to the statement issued by Google on the issue, it stated that it was complying diligently to the executive order issued by President Donald Trump and is, however, reviewing the implications of its ban.

Later on, Google added that its Google Play app, in which the company enables users to easily download applications, along with the security features of its antivirus software known as Google Play protect would continue existing on all Huawei devices.

However, new versions of the Huawei smartphones that will be manufactured outside China would ultimately lose their access to prominent services and applications like:

• Google map
• Google play and;
• The popular Gmail app

In the same vein, Huawei will keep on having easy access to the Android operating system version that is available via the open source license, which is free to everyone that wishes to make use of it.

Nevertheless, Reuters has reported that with the ban that took place on Sunday, Google will eventually stop offering technical support as well as collaboration for Google and Android services.

Effect Of The Ban On Huawei

With the revoke of Huawei’s Android license by Google, a lot of companies in the United States including chipmakers Broadcom and Qualcomm, as well as storage supplier; Western Digital, have all stopped working with Huawei as well.

Should this kneecapping go on for much more longer, the smartphone business of Huawei will not only be messed up outside China, but there is also likely to be a vast range of consequences than most people realize.

Meanwhile, everyone should note that a Google play alternative will not be the best bet as it will not be enough. There is no easy way to take the current situation Huawei has found itself in; it is really bad.

Even more, Google has not only essentially cut Huawei off from having quick access to its latest Android builds, but it is also no longer enabling the Chinese company to load its Google play store and other services on Huawei devices.

In China itself, this ban is not much of an issue because Google and its services have already been banned earlier, and Huawei devices make use of optional apps from their own companies like Tencent and Baidu.

But, outside China, history has revealed over time that it is practically impossible for mobile phone makers to succeed effectively without having any access to Google’s services or Google play.

This is evident in already dead phone platforms such as:

• Blackberry 10
• Amazon's FireOS
• Windows 10 mobile, etc

All these phones failed as a result of not having any access to a huge app ecosystem. Excluding those who reside in China, as the country may probably be on another planet when it comes down to app ecosystems, who would actually purchase a Huawei phone that cannot access vital services like:

• Google map
• YouTube
• Google Drive
• Gmail, and so on

Who would actually buy a phone that has no means of installing popular social media apps like Youtube or Instagram? There are so many people that will not.

What Happens To The Current Users Of Huawei

According to Google, current owners of Huawei phones will be able to retain their access to its play store and will continue to be capable of updating their applications. However, the huge stuff is written out of their near future centers on new Android OS updates.

In order to get those once again, phone owners of Huawei, as well as fans, will need to be hopeful for a resolution in the United States-China issue that has actually been the trigger for the latest blacklisting of the company by Trump’s administration.

Huawei's Response

Freshly out of its current sledgehammer blow of having Google revoke its Android license as a result of the demands made by the United States government, Huawei has made its first response although limited

It is limited because it left room for more questions than answering them. The statement they made was emailed directly to The Verge. Huawei stated its fascinating contributions to the growth of Android internationally.

This growth saw the Chinese company’s Android phone sales grow by double digits while every other top smartphone vendors were either stagnant or shrinking.

In its statement, Huawei reassured the current users of the brand and its subsidiary brand: Honor phones that it will continue to receive after-sales service as well as security updates.

This promise will also be covering phones that have already been shipped and those in stock at diverse stores universally, however, no extra promises were made beyond this.

To Wrap It Up

As a solution, Huawei actually embarked on preparations earlier in case of an event that will make them lose access to software from companies in the United States such as Microsoft and Google.

Also, the company has been creating an in-house operating system as an alternative to the prominent Android. This may actually be what they were hinting on in their statement that read that they will keep on building a secure and sustainable software community.  The critical word remains “sustainable.”

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What's The Fuss About?

The bone of contention here is this - The US government wants to deny Ren's company (Huawei) of complete access to the Android operating system. With this singular act by the US, Ren has taken up the case with threats of a new "third operating system" that will dominate Google and Apple OS, that is if the US government won't let Google make the Android operating system available to Huawei.

The US on their own part won't let this happen because it's to their own detriment, and not benefit. The threats of a new smartphone OS launch by Huawei has been on since the US government blacklist announcement in May (not final though).

There have been a series of threats from HongMeng to HarmonyOS, and the recently launched cross-platform IoT OS (it turned out to be not so good). Even at the launch of HarmonyOS, shifting it to smartphones seemed like a new global ecosystem was about to be formed, notwithstanding their 2-day accomplishment assurance.

Does Huawei Need Google?

Despite the threats and deeds, a month ago, the CEO attested to the fact that the company needs Google, and for a "plan-B"-there was none. But this statement isn't conclusive because, if really the US impedes Huawei's access to Google, then an alternate plan-B is certain with its expertise and China Inc. back up.

This warranted the warning by Ren to Google, the US, and Apple

"you cannot rule out the chance that the third operating system might outrun them someday".

If the US forces China into this, other companies will follow suit. The US wouldn't want this to happen.

Zhengfei also told the US that UK will be forced to relinquish Huawei's 5G network in spite of Trumps' solicitation. With John Bolton's (USNC adviser) visit to London recently, he held that the British officials were looking deep into the Huawei case with much focus on avoiding any compromise in the security of telecommunication in the 5G space. However, they actually said that were reviewing their decisions.

Ren still believes that the UK will choose economics over politics, they won't say no to the Chinese company's technology from the country's 5G implementation. The UK has been Huawei's main market for networking, and the US blacklisting thing has been a terrifying one for them. There is also a spy unit with UK's GCHQ for examining Huawei's security and its technology.

There has been a report of spy units in Uganda and Zambia but it was clearly denied and said that the UK isn't so much concerned about this though. Politics and commercials here is simple, and Huawei has a substantial position in the UK's 5G space launch.

But the fact here is this - with the exit of Britain, they have little power to stop the 5G network lunch and pay the price. We all need answers to certain questions, it seems like two different issues here, but it's just one, between these 3. And Huawei will definitely not act until the US gives it a reason to do so, which makes plan-B close to a reality.

The CEO admitted Huawei's works in Xinjiang and his sales to carrier operators and others. This company actually obeys the sovereign system of every state. Telcos are still signing with Huawei and the US still going about their business, nothing has happened yet.