If you have a Huawei phone launched after May 16 of last year, you'll have to live without Google apps such as Gmail, YouTube and Google Maps - even the Play Store. Known collectively as Google Mobile Services, Huawei is not entitled to obtain a license from Google to use its software. .Restrictions are in place for Huawei users as the US government has blacklisted Huawei. In the United States, all companies, including Google, are prohibited from having any relationship with any company on this list. Google explains that this means that "it is prohibited to work with Huawei on new device models or to provide applications from Google, including Gmail, Maps, YouTube, the Play Store and others for preloading or downloading on these devices.” According to Google, there's still a lot of confusion around what's going on, but also about which Huawei products no longer have permission to use Google services. In a blog post, Tristan Ostrowski, Android & Play Legal Director said a little more about the situation: “On May 16, 2019, the US government placed Huawei on its Entity List. This government action prohibits all US companies, including Google, from working with Huawei. "This means that Google is prohibited from working with Huawei on new device models or providing Google applications, including Gmail , Maps, YouTube, the Play Store and others, for pre-loading or downloading on these devices. “Our goal has been to protect the security of Google users on the millions of existing Huawei devices around the world. We have continued to work with Huawei, in accordance with government regulations, to provide security updates and updates to Google apps and services on existing devices, and we will continue to do so for as long as permitted. To be clear: US law currently allows Google to only work with Huawei on publicly available device models on or before May 16, 2019. “We have continued to receive a number of questions about new Huawei devices ( for example, new models launched now or older models launched after May 16, 2019 but now available in new regions of the world) and whether Google applications and services can be used on these devices. We wanted to provide clear guidance to those asking these important questions." And the company highlighted the following statement: "Due to government restrictions, Google apps and services are not available for preloading or charging. on new Huawei devices.” The blog post continues: “To protect user data privacy, security, and safeguard the overall experience, the Google Play Store, Google Play Protect, and core Google apps ( including Gmail, YouTube, Maps and others) are only available on Play Protect certified devices. "Play Protect certified devices go through a rigorous security review and compatibility testing process, conducted by Google, to ensure user data and application information. They also come from the factory with our Google Play Protect software, which provides protection against the compromised device. consistent across all device manufacturers. “Due to the government restrictions described above, new Huawei device models released to the public after May 16, 2019 were unable to go through this security process and they will not have Play Protect preloaded. Therefore, they are considered "uncertified" and will not be able to use Google apps and services. 'run on uncertified devices where security may be compromised. Sideloading apps from Google also carries a high risk of installing an app that has been modified or tampered with in a way that compromises user security. "To check if your device is certified, open the Google Play Store app on your Android phone, press "Menu" and find "Settings". You will see if your device is certified under "Play Protect Certification". In sum, Huawei products released on or before May 16, 2019 can continue to benefit from these updates for now. But any that arrived later are considered "uncertified" because Google was unable to subject these devices to its "rigorous" security checks and Google Play Protect software, which can detect when a hardware has been compromised, is not preloaded there. But Google has a warning for customers with newer Huawei products: Do not attempt to load Gmail, YouTube, Play Store or other Google software on these uncertified devices (implied outside of Google Play) since the company cannot guarantee if these are the original apps or if they are free from malware. Google tries to avoid the political side of things, everything discouraging the public from sideloading to maintain access to popular company services. Source: Google And you? Do you have a Huawei phone? If not, is an Android phone without Google services still likely to interest you? What do you think of Google's advice not to download its apps outside of Google Play? Would a post on his help forum be the best communication for the general public about the situation?