Huawei will no longer be able to use Android and YouTube for his smartphones

Google a pris une décision lourde de conséquences pour Huawei. La filiale d'Alphabet ne fournira plus de logiciels, de matériel informatique et de service technique au géant chinois des télécoms, à l’exception des services disponibles en open source, a appris Reuters dimanche de source informée. Résultat, les utilisateurs actuels de téléphones de la marque Huawei ne pourront plus mettre à jour le logiciel d’exploitation Android, développé par le groupe californien. En revanche, ils devraient toujours pouvoir utiliser et mettre à jour les applications mobiles fournies par Google.

This decision comes as the administration of American president Donald Trump placed Huawei Technologies on Thursday on a black list, making almost impossible for the company the purchase of products manufactured in the United States.On Friday, the American trade department, however, announced that it could soon reduce certain restrictions imposed on the Chinese company by issuing a temporary general license in order to "prevent the interruption of existing network operations and equipment".

A Google spokesperson announced, without going into details, that the company "complied with order and examined the consequences".Huawei will always have access to the Android Open Source Project (AOSP), a free version of the operating system rights.But he "will not be able to access applications and services belonging to Google," said a source in Reuters.

Google's flagship applications, such as Gmail, YouTube and the Chrome browser, available via the Google Play Store, can therefore no longer be used on future models of Huawei smartphones because these services are not covered by the open source license andrequire a commercial agreement with Google.

Huawei also deprived of American chips

The details concerning the specific services affected by the decision of the American tech giant would still be in the process of discussion at Google, which claims approximately 2.5 billion active Android devices around the world.Huawei smartphones holders in China should not be affected in any case, as most Google's mobile applications are prohibited and replaced by Chinese alternatives, such as Tencent and Baidu.

On the other hand, Europe, the second most important market in Huawei, risks being more affected by this decision.

And the Chinese group may have to deal with other difficulties, in the manufacture of its devices.Several large manufacturers of American flea markets, including Intel, Qualcomm, Xilinx and Broadcom have indeed decided to break their links with Huawei until further notice, according to Bloomberg.Intel is the main supplier of Huawei servers for servers, while Qualcomm provides the company with processors and modems for its smartphones, specifies the financial information agency.

European manufacturers fall on the stock market

In Europe, the semiconductive sector is decreasing sharply on the stock market, while the German group Infineon has also decided to suspend its deliveries, according to Nikkei, quoted by Reuters.

On the other hand, the other large European manufacturer of fleas, the Swiss company Stmicroelectronics, listed on the Paris Stock Exchange, maintains its deliveries but provides meetings on the subject this week, adds the Japanese economic daily.This does not prevent the company's action from falling 6.16% on the stock market at 11:06 am on Monday.

Huawei reacted to Google's decision, but has not yet made comments on the decisions of flea manufacturers."Huawei will continue to provide security updates and after-sales services for all existing Huawei and Honor smartphones, those sold and those who stayed in stock worldwide," said a spokesperson, Reuters said on Monday.