Google finally opens up about having its apps banned on new Huawei phones

Huawei is unable to license Google Mobile Services because of its placement on the Commerce Department's entity list. because it considers the Chinese manufacturer to be a threat to national security due to its allegedly close ties with the communist Chinese government. Once Huawei was placed on the list, the company was banned from accessing the U.S. supply chain it spent $11 billion on in 2018; because of the ban, Huawei is not allowed to enter into any licensing deal with Google.

On Friday, that laid out the facts: "On May 16, 2019, the US government placed Huawei ...

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