<p class="source"><span>AP</span></p><p class="caption">Google CEO Sundar Pichai.</p><ul class="summary-list"><li>Huawei, Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo are reportedly building a platform for app developers to upload apps onto all of their app stores at once, a move analysts say aims to challenge Google's Play Store.</li><li><a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-mobile-exclusive/exclusive-chinas-mobile-giants-to-take-on-googles-play-store-sources-idUSKBN20018H?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=technologyNews">Reuters, citing sources, said</a> that the alliance, known as the Global Developer Service Alliance (GDSA), is aiming to launch in March.</li><li>The project will cover nine regions including India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Russia - although the GDSA website makes no reference to Huawei.</li><li>A Xiaomi spokesman told Reuters that the tie-up isn't meant to challenge Google, and also denied Huawei's participation.</li><li>A Huawei spokesman declined Business Insider's request for comment. Business Insider approached Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo, and Google for comment.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/?hprecirc-bullet">Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories</a>.</li></ul><p>The so-called 'Tech Cold War' between the US and China is showing no signs of defrosting.</p><p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-mobile-exclusive/exclusive-chinas-mobile-giants-to-take-on-googles-play-store-sources-idUSKBN20018H?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=technologyNews">According to Reuters</a>, Huawei. Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo are building a platform for developers to upload apps onto all of their app stores at once, in a move analysts say is an attempt to challenge Google's Play Store.</p><p>The platform is known as the Global Developer Service Alliance (GDSA). <a href="https://www.gdsa.com/en">The GDSA'a website says</a> that it will serve nine "countries and regions" including India, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Russia - though the site makes no reference to Huawei.</p><p>Business Insider <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/huawei-developers-app-store-google-2020-1?r=US&amp;IR=T">reported in January that Huawei is offering big funds</a> to lure developers in a bid to build its own app ecosystem. When the Trump administration in May put Huawei on a trade blacklist, it led to a surprise announcement from Google that it would cut off Huawei from its Android mobile operating system.</p><p>Speculating about the China tie-up to Reuters, Nicole Peng, the VP of Mobility at Canalys, told the news outlet that the firms "will be looking to leverage the others' advantages in different regions, with Xiaomi's strong user base in India, Vivo and Oppo in Southeast Asia, and Huawei in Europe," adding that the GDSA has been formed "to start to build some more negotiation power against Google."</p><p> A Huawei spokesman declined Business Insider's request for comment. A Xiaomi spokesman told Reuters that the GDSA wasn't intended to challenge Google, and denied Huawei's involvement.</p><p>The Google Play Store <a href="https://sensortower.com/blog/app-revenue-and-downloads-q3-2019">generated $7.7 billion in revenue in the third quarter of 2019, according to US market intelligence firm SensorTower</a>. Among revenue generated by proprietary app stores, it was second only to Apple's app store, which generated $14.2 billion. </p><p>Crucially, however, the Google Play Store isn't encumbered by Apple's App Store, as the App Store is only available on iOS devices. As a result, the Play Store <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_18_4581">accounts for more than 90% of apps downloaded on Android devices</a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.counterpointresearch.com/global-smartphone-share/">Yet according to US market research firm Counterpoint</a>, Xiaomi, Huawei, Vivo, and Oppo together accounted for 43% of global smartphone shipments in the third quarter of 2019, indicating their capacity to potentially challenge the Play Store.</p><p>Huawei's own proprietary operating system, HarmonyOS, was first <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/huawei-unveils-harmony-os-which-could-replace-android-2019-8?r=US&amp;IR=T">unveiled in August 2019</a>, and could end up wholly replacing Android on its mobile devices should the Chinese firm remain blacklisted in the US.</p><p>Yet although the operating system was originally slated for release in early 2020, it's become clear that this original timeframe was wildly overambitious. Just two months after the project was announced, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/huawei-admits-replacement-for-android-could-take-years-to-build-2019-10?r=US&amp;IR=T">a senior executive at the company admitted it could take years to build</a>.</p><p>Business Insider approached Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo, and Google for comment.</p><h2><a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-mobile-exclusive/exclusive-chinas-mobile-giants-to-take-on-googles-play-store-sources-idUSKBN20018H?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=technologyNews">Read the Reuters exclusive here.</a></h2><p class="tagline"><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/intelligence/connectivity-and-tech-pro?IR=T&amp;itm_source=businessinsider&amp;itm_medium=ctgr_bii&amp;itm_term=ctgr_subscription&amp;itm_content=huawei&amp;itm_campaign=connectivity-and-tech-pro-2"></a></p>            <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/why-spacex-blew-up-rocket-on-purpose-2020-1">SpaceX and NASA just blew up a Falcon 9 rocket on purpose, and it has something to do with Apollo 1</a></h3>

Chinese mobile giants are reportedly uniting with Huawei to challenge Google's Play Store

<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><p class="source"><span>Reuters</span></p><p class="caption">Richard Yu, the head of Huawei's consumer business group.</p></div><p></p></div></div></p><ul class="summary-list"><li><strong>Huawei has officially announced its new operating system: Harmony OS.</strong></li><li><strong>The technology could end up replacing Android on its mobile devices should the Chinese firm remain blacklisted in the US.</strong></li><li><strong>Harmony OS will be open source and will "flexibly deploy" across various devices, including phones and smart TVs.</strong></li><li><strong>Despite its troubles in America, IHS Markit research released this week still ranks Huawei as the second-largest phone maker in the world.</strong></li><li><strong><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/">Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories</a>.</strong></li></ul><p>Huawei has officially lifted the curtain on its new operating system - and it's called Harmony OS.</p><p>The operating system - previously referred to as Hongmeng, which is what it will be called in China - could end up replacing Android on its mobile devices should the Chinese firm remain blacklisted in the US.</p><p>Harmony OS was unveiled on Friday at a developers' conference held in Dongguan in southern China, where Huawei has built a lavish campus.</p><p>It will be open source and used in smartphones and other devices, and Richard Yu, head of Huawei's consumer business group, said it will be "completely different from Android and iOS."</p><p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><p class="source"><span>Huawei</span></p><p class="caption">Harmony from Huawei.</p></div><p></p></div></div></p><p>He added: "You can develop your apps once, then flexibly deploy them across a range of different devices." This could include smart TVs and car systems, according to a tweet Huawei posted about the technology. </p><biembeddedobject id="a0f38d37-71dc-4335-a4d4-085c538edb05" style="width: 600px; height: 200px;" class="twitter mceNonEditable">Tweet Embed: <br />//twitter.com/mims/statuses/1159730902341234688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw <br />A modularized <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HarmonyOS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HarmonyOS</a> can be nested to adapt flexibly to any device to create a seamless cross-device experience. Developed via the distributed capability kit, it builds the foundation of a shared developer ecosystem <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HDC2019?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HDC2019</a> <a href="https://t.co/2TD9cgtdG8">pic.twitter.com/2TD9cgtdG8</a></biembeddedobject><p>Yu has previously said <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/huawei-os-could-replace-google-android-by-early-2020-2019-5?r=US&amp;IR=T">Huawei wants the operating system to be ready to be rolled out internationally in early 2020</a>. It could launch in China later this year.</p><p>Huawei, the second-largest smartphone maker in the world, ramped up its work on Harmony this year after it was blacklisted by the US government in May over fears it acts as a proxy for Chinese government spying.</p><p>As a result of the Trump administration's decision, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/google-severed-ties-with-huawei-what-that-means-for-you-2019-5?r=US&amp;IR=T">Google effectively severed ties with Huawei</a>, pending a period of grace up until August 19. It could mean Google stops rolling out Android updates to Huawei devices, and that new Huawei phones won't have access to services like Gmail. </p><p><em><strong>Read more</strong>: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/huawei-os-could-replace-google-android-by-early-2020-2019-5?r=US&amp;IR=T">Huawei says its homemade operating system could be ready to replace Android by early 2020</a></em></p><p>Since the blacklisting in May, the US government has softened its position, saying it would issue licenses to allow companies to sell to Huawei. This week, however, <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-08/u-s-holds-off-on-huawei-licenses-as-china-halts-crop-buying">Bloomberg reported</a> that US officials are delaying a decision on whether to grant licenses.</p><p>Yu said on Friday it would be difficult for Huawei to meet its previous goal of becoming the world's biggest smartphone maker by shipments in 2019 due to the ongoing issues in the US. The company would have been able to ship 300 million smartphones this year without such restrictions, Yu said.</p><p>Despite its troubles in America, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-4th-in-ihs-markit-list-top-smartphone-makers-2019-8?r=US&amp;IR=T">IHS Markit research released this week</a> still ranks Huawei as the second-largest phone maker in the world. It is comfortably ahead of Apple, which slipped into fourth place.</p><p class="tagline"><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/intelligence/top-3-biggest-smartphone-trends?IR=T&amp;itm_source=businessinsider&amp;itm_medium=ctgr_bii&amp;itm_term=ctgr_leadgen&amp;itm_content=huawei&amp;itm_campaign=top-3-biggest-smartphone-trends"></a></p>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/navy-area-51-autec-in-the-bahamas-2016-10">The Navy has its own Area 51 and it's right in the middle of the Bahamas</a></h3>        <div>                    </div>    </div>

Huawei officially unveiled a new operating system that could replace Android if the firm's US nightmare continues

<p><strong></strong></p><strong><p class="source"><span>CHRISTOF STACHE/AFP/Getty Images</span></p><p class="caption">Huawei executive Richard Yu, launching the Mate 30, the firm's first flagship without Google services.</p></strong><ul class="summary-list"><li><strong>Huawei's next major flagship phone, the Huawei P40, will reportedly arrive in March 2020 without Google's mobile services.</strong></li><li><strong>Huawei consumer boss Richard Yu told French tech publication Frandroid that the Chinese tech firm will launch the P40 in Paris next year.</strong></li><li><strong>The phone will run Huawei's alternative app store and accompanying services, known as Huawei Mobile Services, but won't come with Google's Play Store or Google's most popular apps.<br /></strong></li><li><strong>Huawei has been unable to license full-fat Android with accompanying Google services thanks to the ongoing US-China trade war.</strong></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/?hprecirc-bullet">Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.</a></li></ul><p>Huawei's next major flagship phone and iPhone killer, the P40, will reportedly arrive in March 2020 without any Google services.</p><p>That's according to an interview given by Huawei executive Richard Yu to <a href="https://www.frandroid.com/marques/huawei/652048_huawei-p40-rendez-vous-fin-mars-2020-a-paris-pour-le-lancement">French tech publication Frandroid</a>. We saw the news via <a href="https://mashable.com/article/huawei-p40-pro-march/?europe=true&amp;utm_source=social&amp;utm_medium=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=mash-com-Tw-uk-link&amp;utm_cid=mash-com-tw-uk-link%237CkfRp747lqj">Mashable</a>.</p><p>According to Frandroid, the Huawei P40 will launch in Paris in March 2020, in keeping with the firm's usual timeline for updates to its high-end P series of phones.</p><p>Yu doesn't explicitly state that the P40 won't run Google services, but does say the phone will come equipped with Huawei Mobile Services, which is effectively a replacement.</p><p>Google Mobile Services is the term for Google's licensed suite of services to accompany the Android OS.</p><p>It includes the Play Store, some of Google's most popular apps, and accompanying APIs to help functionality.</p><p>Although Android is free for mobile manufacturers to install on devices, they pay an additional fee to layer Google Mobile Services on top. Most popular Android phones come equipped with this extra Google software, and it's why many phones come with Gmail, YouTube, Maps, and other core apps.</p><p>But that licensed, full-fat version of Android has been unavailable to Huawei since May this year thanks to a US trade ban.</p><p>In September, Huawei <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/huawei-mate-30-doesnt-have-any-google-apps-2019-9?r=US&amp;IR=T">launched its first high-end Android phone</a> without Google services, the Mate 30. At that launch, Yu appealed to developers to build apps for its ecosystem.</p><p>After the Mate 30, the P40 will be Huawei's second flagship lacking Google services.</p><p>Separately, Huawei is working on an alternative underlying mobile operating system to Android, called HarmonyOS. Yu told Frandroid that the new OS won't be ready in time for the P40. Instead, the firm will run on Android 10 - just the version without Google apps.</p> <p class="tagline"><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/intelligence/connectivity-and-tech-pro?IR=T&amp;itm_source=businessinsider&amp;itm_medium=ctgr_bii&amp;itm_term=ctgr_subscription&amp;itm_content=huawei&amp;itm_campaign=connectivity-and-tech-pro-2"></a></p>            <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jeff-bezos-blue-origin-rocket-launch-new-shepard-space-2019-12">Watch Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket go to space and land back on Earth</a></h3>

Huawei's next major P40 flagship phone will reportedly launch in March 2020 without any Google apps

<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><p class="source"><span>Reuters</span></p><p class="caption">Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei.</p></div><p></p></div></div></p><ul class="summary-list"><li><strong>A new report from <a href="https://www.theinformation.com/articles/huawei-was-prepared-for-anything-except-losing-google">The Information</a> reveals that a group of Huawei managers had concerns that the company was over-reliant on Google before the US-China trade war kicked off, but nothing was done about it.</strong></li><li><strong>Sources familiar with the matter told The Information that Huawei's consumer head, Richard Yu, met cofounders from the company that developed Sailfish, a Finnish mobile operating system that is based on open source software. </strong></li><li>The purpose of the meeting was to see if this could be a potential back up to Android but Yu reportedly showed little interest and didn't follow up.</li><li><strong><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/?hprecirc-bullet">Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.</a></strong></li></ul><p>A new report from <a href="https://www.theinformation.com/articles/huawei-was-prepared-for-anything-except-losing-google">The Information</a> revealed that a group of Huawei managers had concerns that the company was over-reliant on Google long before the US-China trade war kicked off but nothing was done about it.</p><p>The Information, citing sources, reported that Huawei's consumer head, Richard Yu, met with a group of cofounders from Jolla, a Finnish company that developed open-source mobile software firm Sailfish in 2016. The purpose of the meeting was to see if this could be a potential back up to Google's Android, which runs on Huawei's smartphones.</p><p>Nothing came to fruition. Yu reportedly showed little interest in working with Jolla and didn't follow up. "To the contrary, Huawei explored ways to become more intertwined with Google," The Information wrote.</p><p>Earlier in August, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-huawei-russia-partnership/huawei-in-talks-to-install-russian-operating-system-on-tablets-for-countrys-population-census-sources-idUSKCN1VG1VN">Reuters reported that Huawei was considering</a> using mobile software Aurora on devices in Russia, which is based on Sailfish OS.</p><p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/google-severed-ties-with-huawei-what-that-means-for-you-2019-5">In May</a>, Google severed ties with Huawei after President Donald Trump issued an executive order that effectively banned US firms from doing business with the Chinese company. Huawei was placed on an "entity list" by the US Commerce Department, which meant that US companies including Google must obtain government permission before dealing with Huawei.</p><p>This matters to the Google-Huawei relationship, because Huawei uses a licensed version of Android, which means its phones can come pre-installed with Google's suite of apps and services. The ban means that future flagship Huawei phones almost certainly won't run on this licensed version of Android.</p><p>Huawei is now <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-china-trade-cold-war-affect-global-tech-supply-chain-2019-8?r=US&amp;IR=T">scrambling to find new options for operating systems</a> and chips, and is developing its own alternative software called HarmonyOS.</p><p>In June, Huawei's CEO Ren Zhengfei <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-16/huawei-braces-for-a-steep-drop-in-overseas-smartphone-sales" target="_blank" rel="noopener">confirmed a report by Bloomberg</a> that sales of its phones outside of China could plummet by 40%. In July, the company released its half-year results, which showed a massive acceleration of sales in the first six months of 2019, despite Trump's trade restrictions.</p><p>But Huawei's chairman, Liang Hua, predicted further trouble ahead.</p><p>"The US entity list has had some impact on our development," he said in a statement at the time. "But both the scope and extent of this impact is controllable. Our core products have not been significantly affected. Our customers still believe in us. They continue to choose Huawei and buy our products, which shows they trust us."</p><h2><strong><a href="https://www.theinformation.com/articles/huawei-was-prepared-for-anything-except-losing-google">Read the full report from The Information here</a>.</strong></h2><p class="tagline"><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/intelligence/connectivity-and-tech-pro?IR=T&amp;itm_source=businessinsider&amp;itm_medium=ctgr_bii&amp;itm_term=ctgr_subscription&amp;itm_content=huawei&amp;itm_campaign=connectivity-and-tech-pro"></a></p>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/16-inventions-getting-us-off-fossil-fuels-and-into-renewable-energy-2019-8">16 inventions getting us off fossil fuels and into renewable energy</a></h3>        <div>                    </div>    </div>

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