It's been two years since Google services got yanked from Huawei devices, following US government putting the Chinese company on its entity list. It was a huge blow to Huawei, especially during a time when they've been aggressively working on Android phones and tablets. Huawei Mate 30 Pro was the first flagship phone to be released without GMS. For Huawei smartphone users, that meant losing essential apps like Gmail, Maps, YouTube, and Play Store from their phones (or no more updates after May 16, 2019). In the preceding months, Huawei took a huge hit -- sales dropped and interest in Huawei phones slumped. It seemed like the end of Huawei phones at that time. Those who are technically savvy were able to sideload Google apps into their Huawei phones but that did not last long as Google proactively blocked such attempts in succeeding updates. Huawei immediately hatched a "Plan B", their very own operating system called Harmony OS launched on August 19, 2019. Read more in our articles including "Has Huawei survived a world without Google?" and "WATCH: Huawei Y8p Unboxing and Hands-On".
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May 4, 2026It's been two years since Google services got yanked from Huawei devices, following US government putting the Chinese company on its entity list. It was a huge blow to Huawei, especially during a time when they've been aggressively working on Android phones and tablets.
Huawei Mate 30 Pro was the first flagship phone to be released without GMS. For Huawei smartphone users, that meant losing essential apps like Gmail, Maps, YouTube, and Play Store from their phones (or no more updates after May 16, 2019). In the preceding months, Huawei took a huge hit -- sales dropped and interest in Huawei phones slumped.
Our coverage of Huawei Google includes: "Has Huawei survived a world without Google?"; "WATCH: Huawei Y8p Unboxing and Hands-On"; "Huawei Mate 30, Mate X may ship without Google apps". Each article provides unique insights and information.