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Alternative headline: “Google complies with law”. They didn’t have much choice here.

judge2020 7y ago
Otherwise, the article is good for showing the extent of the political situation. One might be able to stretch this to 'US aids potential cyber attacks in China' since phones in China might no longer receive security updates in Android.
- scarface74 7y ago
  The open source version of Android is still available. Why wouldn’t that be getting updates?
  - robert_foss 7y ago
    That part could, but the others couldn't. Including all apps shipped on Google Play.
    - wozer 7y ago
      Do people in China even use the Google Playstore? (serious question)
      - AnssiH 7y ago
        No, it it not available there. But Huawei has a large marketshare outside China. E.g. in Europe they are currently neck-to-neck with Apple in smartphone sales.
      - deleted 7y ago
        [deleted]
  - srrr 7y ago
    Will I, as a European customer of Huawei, still get app updates from Google Play and push messages via firebase cloud messaging? Without the Google framework my phone is a brick...
    - yding 7y ago
      Yes, for your current phone. But the way I read it, Google won't support any further updates to the OS.
    - Markoff 7y ago
      WhatsApp and signal work fine without GCM/FCM, dunno about other apps but WhatsApp it's international standard so you are fine you can get updates through their own app store AppGallery, but your paid apps are paid through Google, so don't expect them in order store, tying your money to Google ecosystem was bad idea in first place
      - wswkb 7y ago
        >WhatsApp and signal work fine without GCM/FCM, dunno about other apps but WhatsApp it's international standard so you are fine Probably not after Android 8.
      - qxcbr 7y ago
        >WhatsApp and signal work fine without GCM/FCM, dunno about other apps but WhatsApp it's international standard so you are fine Probably not after Android 8.
        Markoff 7y ago
        they both work fine on pie
- mcintyre1994 7y ago
  Don't phones in China already not use proprietary Google stuff? The cyber attacks being aided here are surely on Huawei owners outside of China (US/Europe mostly I expect?) where their phone shipped with Google Play and could get Google updates/other services?
alexkavon 7y ago
Any press is good press...
the8472 7y ago
They also "comply" with complex international networks of tax law.

judge2020 7y ago

Otherwise, the article is good for showing the extent of the political situation. One might be able to stretch this to 'US aids potential cyber attacks in China' since phones in China might no longer receive security updates in Android.

scarface74 7y ago
The open source version of Android is still available. Why wouldn’t that be getting updates?
- robert_foss 7y ago
  That part could, but the others couldn't. Including all apps shipped on Google Play.
  - wozer 7y ago
    Do people in China even use the Google Playstore? (serious question)
    - AnssiH 7y ago
      No, it it not available there. But Huawei has a large marketshare outside China. E.g. in Europe they are currently neck-to-neck with Apple in smartphone sales.
    - deleted 7y ago
      [deleted]
- srrr 7y ago
  Will I, as a European customer of Huawei, still get app updates from Google Play and push messages via firebase cloud messaging? Without the Google framework my phone is a brick...
  - yding 7y ago
    Yes, for your current phone. But the way I read it, Google won't support any further updates to the OS.
  - Markoff 7y ago
    WhatsApp and signal work fine without GCM/FCM, dunno about other apps but WhatsApp it's international standard so you are fine you can get updates through their own app store AppGallery, but your paid apps are paid through Google, so don't expect them in order store, tying your money to Google ecosystem was bad idea in first place
    - wswkb 7y ago
      >WhatsApp and signal work fine without GCM/FCM, dunno about other apps but WhatsApp it's international standard so you are fine Probably not after Android 8.
    - qxcbr 7y ago
      >WhatsApp and signal work fine without GCM/FCM, dunno about other apps but WhatsApp it's international standard so you are fine Probably not after Android 8.
      - Markoff 7y ago
        they both work fine on pie
mcintyre1994 7y ago
Don't phones in China already not use proprietary Google stuff? The cyber attacks being aided here are surely on Huawei owners outside of China (US/Europe mostly I expect?) where their phone shipped with Google Play and could get Google updates/other services?

alexkavon 7y ago

Any press is good press...

the8472 7y ago

They also "comply" with complex international networks of tax law.