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Google suspends businesses with Huawei after US blacklist

Google suspends businesses with Huawei after US blacklist

Mubasher: Google suspended business with Huawei, halting the transfer of hardware, software, and most of the technical services, Reuters reported, citing a source familiar with the issue.

The US tech giant’s suspension, which excludes services that are publicly accessible through open source licensing, came after the US included Huawei to a trade blacklist. This imposed immediately restrictions that would toughen the company’s access to business with US counterparts.

However, users of current Huawei smartphones, on which Google applications are installed, will continue to access to app updates, a spokesperson for the search engine company told Reuters, adding that the firm is adhering to the executive order and assessing its implications.

“For users of our services, Google Play and the security protections from Google Play Protect will continue to function on existing Huawei devices,” the Google spokesperson said.

As the US pushes to block Huawei worldwide, the suspension could thwart the Chinese smartphone maker, after losing access to updates to Google’s Android operating system (OS). Future versions of Huawei handset that run on the same OS will not be able to get popular services, including Gmail and YouTube apps.

“Huawei will only be able to use the public version of Android and will not be able to get access to proprietary apps and services from Google,” the source said.

The extent to which Huawei’s business will be hurt is not yet estimated, as its global supply chain network is still in the process of assessing the blacklist’s repercussions.

The US Commerce Department, however, stated on Friday that it was weighing reducing curbs on Huawei in a bid to “prevent the interruption of existing network operations and equipment,” according to Reuters.

Meanwhile, the specifics of the services affected by the halt are still being discussed at Google, the source said.

In addition, the telecoms giant’s attorneys are also examining the impact of the blacklist, a spokesman of the company told the news agency.

On a side note, chip manufacturers Intel, Qualcomm, Xillinx, and Broadcom informed their employees that critical software and components will not be provided to the Chinese company until further notice, Bloomberg reported on Sunday.