USA relaxes: Are Google apps coming back to Huawei phones?

One of the hottest topics in recent years in the mobile phone industry is the US veto of Huawei . A measure that has since prevented the Chinese company from using Google services on its new smartphones, although it seems that the situation could soon relax somewhat.

What was for a time the global technology giant saw how its entire reign ended after the restrictions of the Donald Trump government. A scenario that left the brand practically out of action because, in addition to the absence of Google apps, it could not integrate chips from the manufacturer Qualcomm or receive updates to the Android operating system.

Are Google apps coming back to Huawei phones

Over time, these measures have begun to ease, since today the Asian company can use Snapdragon processors, although without support for 5G. However, it seems that Huawei is seeing the light at the end of the tunnel and the latest news in this regard is encouraging in this regard.

Huawei is freer

It has been the famous medium Boomeberg who has reported on the current context between the United States and Huawei. The American platform points out that the Office of Industry and Security of the United States Department of Commerce has issued a regulation that grants authorization to exchange some low-level technologies when negotiating with sanctioned organizations such as Huawei. For his part, Alan Estevez, Undersecretary of Commerce for Industry and Security, states the following:

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“U.S. stakeholders must participate fully in international standards organizations, especially when the critical but sometimes invisible standards they set have significant national security implications as well as trade effects. But to prevent these U.S. companies have to apply for a license every time they are part of an organization that sets global technology standards, the Department of Commerce is relaxing restrictions on sharing technology with blacklisted companies like Huawei.”

It is obvious that the US does not want to lose technological leadership and this is a method to avoid the problem and make sure it does not happen. Mainly, because it restricts access in a limited way to American technology. It remains to be seen what kind of technology the government shares with Huawei and how this will affect the brand.

There is hope?

At the moment this seems to indicate that Huawei mobiles such as the Nova 9 model will continue without Google applications. In any case, we have to wait for this release of restrictions to be more specific and explain the kind of technology that it is going to share. However, it is quite curious how Estevez talks about the dominant position of the United States and a measure that tries to place the country at the head of the sector, while other renowned manufacturers such as Samsung or Xiaomi are not affected by this dynamic.

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There is no doubt that the veto was a severe blow to the Chinese entity when it was rather well placed in the market. While it is true that these actions are a relief for Huawei and that it may have more freedom, it is still very limited in terms of ecosystem.

As the years have passed we have seen how these measures are becoming more and more relaxed. The Commerce Department changed export regulations to allow Qualcomm to supply Huawei with chips. That is why its range tops boast the Snapdragon 888, although, as we have mentioned, only in its 4G variant.