Huawei has been a bargaining chip in the US-Sino trade war since mid-2019 and as such has been dragging its Honor brand along. The Shenzhen-based company finally sold the division, leaving it to flourish on its own and allowing it to trade with US companies, including Google. According to Kommersant, a reputable Russian newspaper, Honor is working on a new line of smartphones that can run Google Services. An insider revealed that the split from Huawei means AppGallery will be available to the current Honor phones, while the new devices will have no easy access to the HMS universe....
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