Huawei exec shocks by saying it will forego Google apps even if the US trade ban is lifted
A Huawei representative has suggested that the company will ignore Google's apps and services - even if the US trade ban is lifted. If true, it's a shocker.
The suggestion comes from Fred Wangfei, Huawei's chief in Austria. We've been under the impression that Huawei would be desperate to return to Google.
But Wangfei said that Huawei won't go back to using an official Google-sanctioned version of Android even if it could.
It's certainly true that Huawei wants to further its own Huawei Mobile Services solution, but the quote is in contrast to the quote given to Pocket-lint at the Mate 30 launch by Huawei CEO Richard Yu.
When asked about how long it might take Play Store apps appearing on the handset if a ban was lifted, Yu replied instantly "Over one night. We can do that immediately."
In October, Yu was also clear that Huawei has been a big partner to Google, to demonstrate the folly of the ban. "In past years, we have [made] a big contribution to the Android ecosystem, leading innovation. We were first to bring gesture operation to Android. To be honest it’s not reasonable [for there to be a ban]."
The story originated at DerStandard whose correspondent Andreas Proschofsky commented on Twitter:
Just as a note for others who read this. There was no wiggle room in what Huawei told me, I asked them several times (as I was rather surprised myself) and they insisted on not going back to Google - even if the US ban falls.
— Andreas Proschofsky (@suka_hiroaki) January 30, 2020
Translated, Proschofsky's article says that the "topic of the event was the long-term strategy of the Chinese hardware manufacturer, and after being somewhat closed in the previous year, this time they gave a rather detailed insight into the further plans. And one thing is clear: there is no going back to Google."
That will drastically hurt Huawei's chances of selling phones in Europe if true - and could spell disaster for the upcoming P40 and P40 Pro launch.
We've asked Huawei for comment on the story and we'll update this article when we get it.
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