Huawei may be left reeling from the latest blow against its reputation and products.
Facebook is reportedly planning to stop Chinese tech giant Huawei from pre-installing its applications on future Huawei smartphones.
According to Reuters, new Huawei smartphone models will not have Facebook, WhatsApp, or Instagram pre-installed.
There will, or would have been, a business deal in place between Facebook and Huawei to allow the latter to pre-install these applications on its smartphone models.
This may not appear to be an all-important decision on Facebook’s part, however, by withdrawing permission for Huawei to do so, Facebook has displayed a lack of trust in the Chinese firm and has contributed to a growing number of tech giants turning their back to Huawei.
While users will still be able to access Google Play and download these popular apps — at least, for now — Huawei will not be able to load the apps out of the box. Current users do not need to worry as their access to these apps is not restricted and they will continue to receive updates.
