Huawei Unveils First Smartphones Without Google Apps, Owing to US Sanctions

Huawei Unveils First Smartphones Without Google Apps, Owing to US Sanctions
Richard Yu Chengdong, head of Huawei's consumer business Group, at a presentation to reveal Huawei's latest smartphones "Mate 30" and "Mate 30 Pro" in Munich, Germany, on Sept. 19, 2019. CHRISTOF STACHE/AFP/Getty Images
Nicole Hao
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Huawei’s latest smartphone series, the Mate 30, will be the first ones it makes without Google apps installed.
Since the Chinese tech giant was sanctioned by the U.S. government in May and prohibited from buying U.S. tech supplies and software, it has lost access to Google’s proprietary products, including the Google-developed Android operating system and popular apps such as Gmail, Google Play Store, and Google Maps.
Nicole Hao
Nicole Hao
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Nicole Hao is a Washington-based reporter focused on China-related topics. Before joining the Epoch Media Group in July 2009, she worked as a global product manager for a railway business in Paris, France.
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