Here`s how Huawei plans to replace Google services on its new phones
(Android Central)

The Huawei Mate 30 Pro may be the best phone of the year. May being the optimal word, because anyone who was planning to buy it probably won`t now that we know it`s shipping without Google services. The Mate 30 series is the first phone released by Huawei to fall under the ban issued earlier this year by the U.S. Commerce Department prohibiting American companies from selling goods or services to Huawei. As a result, Google isn`t allowed to provide access to what is an increasingly core part of the Android experience: Google Play Services. Not only does that prevent the phone from shipping with Google`s most popular apps — Gmail, Maps, Photos, YouTube, and the Play Store — but it undermines the way that Google has architected modern Android on the back of Google Play Services. Play Services is more than just a way for Google to pre-install its own apps. It is the conduit for notifications, maps, and security that most third-party apps take for granted. If an app relies ...