U.S. squeezes Huawei tighter; new rule could prevent it from using Qualcomm's chips - Android

It is no secret that the U.S. government considers Huawei to be a threat to national security due to its perceived ties with the Communist Chinese government. Last year, the U.S. Commerce Department put the manufacturer on the Entity List blocking the company from its U.S. supply chain. The previous year, Huawei had showered American firms with $18 billion in business. This prevented from running Google's apps and the licensed version of Android on its phones. This affected apps like Maps, Gmail, Search, Drive, and YouTube. In China, consumers didn't care since Google's apps are mostly banned ...