Following the US Government’s decision in May 2019 to add Huawei, including their sub-brand Honor to the list of companies that American firms cannot trade with, the temporary licence with Google, and its Android operating system, has now ended. This means some changes moving forwards on both new and existing devices.
Please read below for an update on what this means for you, whether you currently own a Huawei or Honor smartphone or are thinking of buying one in the future.
We will continue to monitor the news and update as soon as we can if anything changes.
I already own a Huawei or Honor phone, what does this mean for me?
Huawei and Google have confirmed that, at the moment, if you already have a Huawei or Honor handset, it will continue to be supported and can update their devices as normal:
I'm planning to buy a new Huawei or Honor phone, what does this mean for me?
Huawei has confirmed that all Huawei and Honor phones will continue to be supported as normal.
For detailed information on software and security updates, please visit https://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/bulletin/
Huawei have shared their answers to frequently asked questions here
*Huawei P40 Series will come pre-installed with the Huawei AppGallery, which is the Huawei alternative to the Google Play Store, that will not be available on these devices.
The AppGallery will provide users with alternatives to Google authorised apps. Find out more information about the Huawei AppGallery here.
Find out more about Huawei Mobile Services here https://www.idmobile.co.uk/huawei-mobile-services
You won't need to. Huawei has confirmed there is currently ongoing support for existing devices, so our Returns and Exchange policy remains in place. You can find the details here.
Watch this space. We'll be announcing a super exciting line-up of 5G phones to pre-order very very soon.