Original title: Glory andGoogleResumption of cooperation
(Text/Observer Network Zhou Hao) Since being suppressed and sanctioned by the US in May 2019, Huawei and Honor phones sold in the global market have lost their Google GMS authorization. This has had a great impact on the former's global market share.
At the beginning of this year, Huawei and Honor officially announced their split, and Honor has been working to restructure the once damaged global supply chain. ZaitoyoMicrosoftOnly one month after the official announcement of the cooperation, on October 11, Honor officiallyTwitterIt was announced above that the company has successfully confirmed subsequent cooperation with a number of suppliers. The Honor 50 series will be equipped with Google GMS services to provide customers with a more comprehensive application environment and mobile experience.
The Observer Network has received confirmation from Honor that currently overseas Honor phones will use Android systems and Google GMS services, previously built by HuaweiHMThe S Ecological Service will only be used domestically.
According to previous information, Huawei's HMS service has covered more than 170 countries and regions, and more than 4.5 million registered developers have joined the HMS ecosystem.
As early as the beginning of this year, Honor CEO Zhao Ming said in an interview that Honor is in negotiations with Google and hopes to resume the partnership with Google.
A source related to Honor also told the Observer Network, “The resumption of the cooperative relationship between the two sides has been decided before. This is just an official announcement from the outside world.”
With the GMS application ecosystem problem solved, Honor's phones in overseas markets will be able to pre-install apps including search, Google Map, YouTube, and Google Play app stores, which is a major benefit for Honor's expansion in overseas markets.
The Honor 50 series was released in the domestic market in mid-June this year, equipped with the world premiere based onTSMCMade with a 6nm processQualcommThe Snapdragon 778G chip is a mid-range model that focuses on looks and photography. The Honor 50 series will be sold in 41 countries around the world, including Europe, Middle East Africa, Asia Pacific, and America.
With the restoration of the supply chain system, Honor's domestic market share also recovered to 16.2% at the end of September, exceedingXiaomiIt ranked third in the country, close to the highest level in history.
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