| ▲ | aerzen 7 hours ago |
| Does Huawei not use android or Google play services? |
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| ▲ | animuchan 6 hours ago | parent | next [-] |
| It's Android but without Google's services, there's an alternative app store. The irony of Chinese vendors providing a breath of fresh low-DRM air. |
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| ▲ | aerzen 5 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | It seems like China is becoming the "freedom superpower" while USA is getting "corporate superpower" vibes. Huh | |
| ▲ | pjmlp 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | Partially true, HarmonyOS NEXT is its own thing, with a Typescript based language ArkTS. https://developer.huawei.com/consumer/en/arkts/ And now they are adding yet another one, AOT compiled, Cangjie https://cangjie-lang.cn/en Using Android fork has been a transition step. | | |
| ▲ | animuchan 5 hours ago | parent [-] | | Neat, thanks for this correction! Interesting, an entire new programming language. | | |
| ▲ | pjmlp 4 hours ago | parent [-] | | And a microkernel based OS with capabilities. Another example that microkernels actually do have market share. |
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| ▲ | Aachen 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | Low DRM? I looked at Huawei devices because I figured they'd have to sell them here super cheap because of this downside most Europeans people will even see as a showstopper ("how will I install my precious WhatsApp??"), but - they're among the most expensive (I could afford that if needed though) - they don't allow hardware unlock (ehh.. what's the point, then, if I get a locked-down device with Chinese surprises!) | | |
| ▲ | animuchan 5 hours ago | parent [-] | | OK yeah I didn't know they stopped allowing to root. Normal levels of DRM then, my mistake, you're right. |
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| ▲ | tsimionescu 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| No, Google is barred from providing any services to them by the US government. |
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| ▲ | koolala 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| not like that no, some US carriers don't allow them though like AT&T blocks you to google or apple phones. for them only pixel supports a way out with graphene. |
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| ▲ | foxrider 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| No, they use AppGallery and HMS. |
