PC Magazine - USA (2021-03)

It Turns Out Huawei’s

HarmonyOS Is Still Just Android

BY RYAN WHITWAM

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uawei got to enjoy only a few months at the top of the smartphone

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Huawei has been unable to use Google services on its new phones. The

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with a skin.

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