Trump administration sanctions against Huawei have begun to bite even though their dimensions remain unclear. Google said it would continue to support existing Huawei smartphones but future devices will not have its flagship apps and services, including maps, Gmail and search. Separately, Huawei is the world's leading provider of networking equipment, but it relies on U.S. components including computer chips. The U.S. government's sanctions are widely seen as a means of pressuring reluctant allies in Europe to exclude Huawei equipment from their next-generation wireless networks. ___THE SANCTIONS' BITEAnalysts predict consumers will abandon Huawei for other smartphone makers if Huawei can only use a stripped-down version of Android.

Source: Fox News May 20, 2019 22:21 UTC