10 reasons why these Huawei and Oppo partnerships may be ‚bad news‘ for Google and more

Two of the biggest Chinese smartphone brands, Huawei and Oppo, are reportedly incentivising developers in India under their global funds. While Huawei’s big plan is to build Google services alternative in India, Oppo aims to develop local services and apps.

Huawei unveiled its proprietary OS, HarmonyOS, in August this year as a possible alternative to Google’s Android operating system. The company has been forced to consider alternatives to Android after the US government imposed trade restrictions on it earlier this year. However, though for now Android’s potential removal from Huawei smartphones may hurt the company’s business outside China, in the long run HarmonyOS may also mean ‚trouble‘ for Google. Here are 10 reasons why HarmonyOS and Oppo entering partnership with Indian app developers may not be ‚good news‘ for Google …