It’s no secret that much of our lives are logged through various Google services. The trade-off is a number of valuable services that make use of this massive data bank, presented in a number of ways. Google have a give and take business where even usage of their map data is a service and any updates made by users will belong to the company. These are all rules under Google and it’s hard to really get away from a life without Google sometimes. Looking at smartphones in particular, the lack of Google services on Huawei devices has most definitely impacted sales abroad. Yet Huawei are pressing on with the release of the P40 Pro.
I’ve held off on using Huawei phones for the past few releases due to the lack of GApps. There isn’t quite anything like it to meet the needs of daily life. Well, that was true but the recent news of various firms moving to provide alternatives to Google might be the start of something new. It’s well known that Huawei has had the intention to provide their own ecosystem along with Harmony OS and I’ve spoken about this matter a few times in the past. Now with a rift between Google and Apple ongoing in the courts, perhaps the rival tech giant are planning to cut ties with Google and provide their own solutions in the near future.
Google search is something that anyone on the internet has used at least once in their life. Now with antitrust being aired out and Apple possibly facing the lack of Google in the future, the company have been seen to be pushing development on their search engine capabilities. Many raised eyebrows as to how Huawei could successfully provide its own ecosystem to entice users. Now with Apple facing a hefty financial dilemma, it appears that new alternatives to Google services will continue to emerge. I feel this is a step in the right direction as reliance on Google has been beneficial for years but capable tech firms providing alternative solutions can only be positive for the industry.
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