Huawei’s new Mate 30
Huawei’s new Mate 30 phones to run on open-source version of Android: MUHAMMAD BILAL MUNICH: Huawei’s new Mate 30 smartphone range will run on an open-source version of Google’s Android operating system, a source familiar with the matter said ahead of a major launch event in Germany on Thursday. The world’s No.2 smartphone maker Huawei has not been able to license the latest version of Android from Google, the Alphabet unit, because of an export ban imposed To Huawei by the U.S. government in May. Equally, the flagship 5G device will not be able to use Google Mobile Services in Huawei Mobiles to access the Play Store and download apps like Gmail, Youtube or Maps. Instead, Huawei will offer its own interface that will allow users to access some Google apps. The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the Huawei Mate 30 would go on sale “soon” in Europe, a key battleground for the Chinese company huawei as it seeks to win back market share i...