We continue to monitor the Trump administration's ban on Huawei in the United States, especially after Google revoked the company's access to Android and the Google Play Store.
Yes, the US Department of Commerce has temporarily lifted this ban to let Google play ball, but Huawei isn't sticking to that: the Chinese tech giant is developing its own alternative to the system. Android operation, which could be ready as soon as 'autumn' This year, according to the CEO.
Best of all for Huawei fans: it will always be compatible with all Android and web applications.
According to a report by Chinese publication Caijing, Huawei Consumer Business CEO Yu CHengdong said that it will be available in the fall (starting in October 2019) or at the latest in the spring of next year (Q2020 XNUMX). XNUMX).
The OS won't just apply to phones: According to the report, it's "open to mobile phones, computers, tablets, TVs, cars, and smart mobile devices."
Scalable, no matter the circumstances.
We are far from sure how this activity will dissipate, especially since China has not taken any action on Huawei's behalf to lift this ban.
But it's certainly smart for Huawei not to be locked into the world's largest mobile OS ecosystem. And if it can be used across the entire ecosystem of the company's devices, all the better because it will be affected by the US ban.
The key question is how the applications will run on the operating system; Just because they're compatible doesn't mean Huawei can bring the full package to its phones. There will probably be many textbooks. Sideloading, which will be an effort for consumers.
And the main missing solution will likely be Google's mobile app suite: Maps, Mail, YouTube and native search are unlikely to be available, and Huawei will have to work hard to enable ported apps to work. Perfectly with your new system.
In computing, Microsoft suspiciously asked s & # 39; it would not block or Windows 10 updates for Huawei laptops, like the famous MateBook 14.
If Huawei can actually release this multi-device OS early this year, well, that claim is suspect unless the company has been working on it for some time.
Even if that's the case, we seriously doubt it will be as polished or feature-rich as Android; The only OS compatible software we've seen, the EMUI mobile overlay is a combination of features and design.