In May 2019, Google banned Huawei from using Google Mobile Services on Huawei phones, preventing the Mate 30 and possibly future P40 phones from a Play Store, among others. While many thought that the situation could be resolved by lifting the ban, it seems that Huawei is fully committed to creating its own app ecosystem. This is according to Huawei executive Fred Wangfei, who organized a conference to talk about Huawei's future strategy (as reported by DerStandard, an Austrian publication, where the conference took place). It should be noted that the standard does not include any of Wangfei's quotes, but simply reports what he said. According to Standard, Wangfei has promised that Huawei will not return to Google services even if the ban is lifted, for the main reason that there is no guarantee that 39; no further ban will be imposed at a later date. We've already heard that Huawei is working on Harmony OS, an operating system that will work on many devices, and on Huawei Mobile Services (HMS), replacing Google Mobile Services (GMS) which could use both on Harmony. OS and Android, which is an open platform operating system (so Huawei is not prohibited from using it). It seems that Huawei still wants to stick with Android if possible, as when we asked the company to comment on the matter, it told us "an open Android ecosystem is always our first choice, but if we can't keep using it, we have the ability to develop ours." This doesn't explicitly confirm that it wants GMS back, as Android is separate from Google Mobile Services, so Huawei could say it plans to stick with Android for HMS. than Harmony OS. At the moment, no one really knows how ready Huawei is to prepare HMS, so it could be years before the company has a solid list of apps to offer. their phones, but on the other hand, the Huawei P40 series (which we're expecting in March) might have some too. If Huawei can gain ground and evolve with its own app store, we could see Google apps (Gmail, YouTube, Maps, etc.) return to Huawei devices through this new store. It would be in the search giant's interest to make its apps available to as many users as possible; after all, it already offers its suite of apps in the Apple Store app. Only time will tell what the future holds for Huawei, but if it can take out competitor Android and iOS, the smartphone operating system duopoly could finally be destroyed by a true competitor.