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Mate 30 Pro loses access to Google apps after researcher exposes installation backdoor

October 2, 2019

Via: BGR

Huawei didn’t mince words during the Mate 30 Pro event a few days ago when it came to talking about the Android OS the new phones will run. The company explained it can use any of Google’s apps because of the ban. Huawei further announced that its own Google Play store alternative will operate on these devices, and revealed it’s ready to invest some $1 billion to make that ecosystem a viable alternative to Google’s. That sounds great in theory, but in practice, any Mate 30 Pro buyer from the US (if you can get it) and Europe wants Google apps preinstalled, particularly the Play store, Google Maps, and YouTube.

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