Engadget: Google just gave Huawei a wakeup call

Post by rudyrupak » Tue, May 21, 2019, 7:09 AM UTC

Post by slimypi » Tue, May 21, 2019, 7:45 AM UTC

thedevindevops wrote: post #3

rudyrupak wrote: post #2

I am building a tutoring app for a Chinese client and they are now freaking out. I don't think they should worry, Huawei needs Android and vice versa, they will work it out.

Can you expound on the ways that Android needs Huawei?

Post by lberk » Tue, May 21, 2019, 11:06 AM UTC

slimypi wrote: post #4

thedevindevops wrote: post #3

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Can you expound on the ways that Android needs Huawei?

Huawei is the 2nd largest smartphone vendor in the world. If it switches to something else android may not have the endorsement it once had and people will probably be tempted to try the other OS, IMHO.

Post by was_boring » Tue, May 21, 2019, 12:53 PM UTC

slimypi wrote: post #7

lberk wrote: post #6

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So, you're suggesting that Huawei will develop (possibly from scratch, or from AOSP) and ship a competing mobile OS, create an app ecosystem around it, and maintain their market share... Rather than customers just moving to a different OEM that still has seamless access to android, google play services, and all their apps?

My guess for the worst case scenario is that huawei would develop a new OS from AOSP to completely detach itself from Google. that would actually work, those who want google can side load it (if the bootlader is unlocked of corse), the otheers will use it as it is. Lot of people would love that, an android without google. we just might be underestimating that market.

Post by romanovcode » Tue, May 21, 2019, 1:40 PM UTC

lberk wrote: post #6

slimypi wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Huawei is the 2nd largest smartphone vendor in the world. If it switches to something else android may not have the endorsement it once had and people will probably be tempted to try the other OS, IMHO.

So, you're suggesting that Huawei will develop (possibly from scratch, or from AOSP) and ship a competing mobile OS, create an app ecosystem around it, and maintain their market share... Rather than customers just moving to a different OEM that still has seamless access to android, google play services, and all their apps?