So what happens to the existing Huawei smartphone owners? Since the Blacklisting, there has been a temporary suspension to the ban. Within the 90 days, the business will go on as usual but after that, it is a toss-up. Read More: What is Android Open Source Project(AOSP) and why it now matters for Huawei and other OEMs Huawei is also committed in making this as painless as possible for existing Huawei smartphone owners. In a statement from the OEM just after the news of the US Government legislation, Huawei went on to reassure current owners of Huawei and (subsidiary brand) Honor phones that they will continue to receive security updates and after-sales service. That promise also covers phones that are already shipped and in stock at stores globally, but no additional promises are made beyond that. The big thing that’s being written out of their future, however, are further Android OS updates from Google. To get those back, Huawei phone owners and fans will have to hope for a resolution in the US-China trade dispute, which has been the trigger for Huawei’s current blacklisting by the US government. Also important to note is that this is not the first time this is happening. ZTE, another Chinese OEM was on the receiving end of such a United States legislation last year. The US ended up revoking the ban so maybe there is a chance this might happen again? No one knows yet. But even if that does happen, the damage has already been done. Huawei’s brand reputation has already been tainted.
