Huawei’s temporary general license has expired, which means that customers can no longer legally receive Android/Google Play updates from Google.
Complicated licensing agreements mean that Huawei is even barred from working with TSMC — the fab that produces its flagship Kirin smartphone SoCs – Synopsis, and Cadence Design Systems. Companies like Intel can’t even provide processors for use in Huawei laptops. Now the other proverbial shoe has dropped: Huawei’s temporary general license has expired, which means that customers can no longer legally receive Android/Google Play updates from Google. According to the U. S. Commerce Department, this temporary band-aid for Huawei’s profuse hemorrhaging was an «opportunity for users of Huawei devices and telecommunications providers to continue to temporarily operate such devices and existing networks while hastening the transition to alternative suppliers.
