Huawei Mate 30 and Mate X to ship without Google apps, P40 series could launch with HarmonyOS in 2020

[Redaktion]

The upcoming Huawei Mate 30 and foldable Mate X will not ship with Google Mobile Services (GMS) pre-installed due to the ongoing ban on Huawei products by the Trump administration citing national security concerns. However, CEO Richard Yu said that users can still install Google apps on their own and that the company is contemplating shifting to HarmonyOS starting from the P40 series next year if the situation doesn't improve.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Huawei-Mate-30-and-Mate-X-to-ship-without-Google-apps-P40-series-could-launch-with-HarmonyOS-in-2020.434555.0.html

[S.Yu]

In other news somebody said over at Anandtech that the Hongmeng PDK seems to be empty.

[dajoro]

Actually this is good .. to finally have a phone without Google tracking and privacy invasion and supported by a major OEM. Perhaps Samsung and others good break the Google contract lock in and provide their users with privacy choice also.

[S.Yu]

Actually this is good .. to finally have a phone without Google tracking and privacy invasion and supported by a major OEM. Perhaps Samsung and others good break the Google contract lock in and provide their users with privacy choice also.

Most of Google's snooping could be disabled, while you have no idea how bad privacy invasion in China is.