ISSUE 63 • ANDROID ADVISOR 7NEWSbased on the Android Open Source Project, which
is fully free for anyone to use, no matter their status
or relationship with the US government. So while
Google can block the use of its apps and the Play
Store on Huawei phones, most of what you know
about EMUI could stay intact if Huawei chooses.
Of course, it’s unlikely EMUI will operate the same
way without things like the Play Store, Chrome, and
Google Maps, but it’s possible.
- Google doesn’t want to hurt users
The fact of the matter is, Google has as much to
lose in this fight as Huawei does. It’s not just that it’s
relinquishing a major client, it’s that millions of users
already own Huawei phones running Android and
Google apps on them. If apps are broken, updates
stop coming, or Play Store security is compromised,
The Huawei Mate
10 Pro might never
feel the effects of
Google’s licence ban