Facebook prevent Huawei from pre-installation to apply
With the actual ban imposed by President Trump on US trade with Huawei China Telecom, the company has recently suffered another blow.
Facebook joined a number of Western technology companies pointed out that they will not allow Huawei anymore to install pre-installed on their smart phones.
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What does this mean?
Huawei smartphone users will continue to download the Facebook app, such as WhatsApp or Instagram, but they will stop installing it in advance. So far, Huawei provided applications such as Facebook and Twitter pre-installed immediately.
According to Reuters, Facebook closes the pre-installation of "any phone has not left the factory yet."
Facebook is not the only one that changes its deals with Huawei.
Google deals with the trade embargo with Huawei in a slightly different way. The technical company currently has a temporary license to continue sending security updates to current Huawei smartphones. Phones in stores, or "not yet shipped or created," will still be pre-installed on Google services.
Although Facebook's step closes Huawei slightly more than its Western connections, it's not as big a blow as previous decisions made by Google or ARM, both restricting the use of Android services.
What this may mean for Huawei is that the company may have to create its own app store - not easy.
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