Huawei says existing devices will continue to receive Android updates

08/19/2020 USA


Huawei has confirmed that its devices will continue to receive software and security updates, reports Huawei Central.

Last year, Google stopped providing non-public software to the company to comply with a U.S. blacklist.

The company was supplied a temporary relief that allowed it to deliver software updates to its existing phones. Handsets launched after the trade ban come with an open source version of Android and do not miss major services and apps.
The temporary general license has recently expired and this created speculation that older Huawei and Honor phones will stop receiving Android updates from Google.

Huawei says that phones that were released before it was placed on the list of entities are not affected and will continue to receive updates.

For new devices that do not include Google Mobile Services (GMS), updates will be managed through Huawei’s AppGallery.

Google still includes the confirmation of Huawei

Google had previously said it would continue to provide updates as long as the government does so. There is no indication on their part that it will continue to send updates now that the temporary general license has expired.

The Department of Commerce recently said the license will not be extended.

The US shows no intention of leaving Huawei easily as apparently by a recent move that aims to make it even harder for the company to drill chips. The company recently said it could no longer make its own chips due to restrictions imposed by the U.S. government and that the Mate 40 will be theirs. last phone to have a Kirin chip.
Later this year, the manufacturer is expected to launch its first phone Harmony OS, proprietary operating system.

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