China Huawei Smartphone basic software Switch to in-house development September 10 22:03
Huawei, a major communication equipment company in China, has announced that it will be able to switch from basic smartphone software to one developed in-house from next year.
This is to respond to the tightening of regulations by the Trump administration in the United States.
Huawei held an event on the 10th in Guangdong Province in southern China.
Among them, it was clarified that from next year, the basic software for smartphones will be switched to the basic software called "Harmony" that was originally developed instead of being based on Google products in the United States.
The US Trump administration has tightened restrictions on Huawei and others as it poses a security threat, and this announcement aims to make smartphones usable without problems even if Google software becomes unavailable. is.
Yujo CEO of Huawei's Consumer Business Division stated that the usage environment is in place, saying, "There are now 96,000 apps that support our basic software."
On the other hand, regarding Huawei, there is a possibility that it will not be possible to procure the semiconductors required for smartphones from Taiwan etc. after 15th this month due to additional regulations by the Trump administration, but at the 10th event, this issue will be addressed. There was no mention.