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Business News/ Technology / Gadgets/  Huawei, HONOR set to get Android Q update
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Huawei, HONOR set to get Android Q update

The OS upgrade may also make it to devices like HONOR View 20, HONOR 10 Lite, HONOR Play and HONOR 8X
  • Huawei's current top-end devices, including the Mate 20 Pro and P30 Pro will also get the latest Android upgrades
  • Huawei has already launched a beta developer programme for the Android Q which is running right now on the Mate 20 series (AFP)Premium
    Huawei has already launched a beta developer programme for the Android Q which is running right now on the Mate 20 series (AFP)

    Chinese smartphone giant Huawei and its sub-brand HONOR are slated to get the Android Q operating system (OS) update, industry sources told IANS on Thursday.

    In a respite for smartphone buyers, the list of phone HONOR phones that would get the OS upgrade include the newly-launched HONOR 20 series comprising HONOR 20 Pro, HONOR 20 and HONOR 20i.

    The OS upgrade may also make it to devices like HONOR View 20, HONOR 10 Lite, HONOR Play and HONOR 8X.

    HONOR had previously said in a statement: "We will continue to provide security updates and after-sales services to all existing HONOR smartphone and tablet products, covering those that have been sold and that are still in stock globally."

    Huawei's current top-end devices will also get the latest Android upgrades.

    "Our most popular current devices, including the P30 series, will be able to access Android Q. In fact we have already launched a beta developer programme for the Android Q which is running right now on our Mate 20 series," Huawei Mobile UK said in a statement on Twitter.

    This comes at a crucial time when the US has imposed a trade ban on Huawei, which is the world's largest maker of telecom equipment.

    Meanwhile, Huawei on Thursday said things have started looking up for the company with the signing of key 5G deals in the UK and Russia, adding that it is "positive" about the future.

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    The world's second-biggest smartphone seller, which shipped over 205 million units in 2018, also clarified that WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram and all other such apps will continue to work on the devices as they used to.

    "All these are third-party applications, and can be installed and used without any issue on Huawei devices," a company spokesperson said.

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    Published: 21 Jun 2019, 01:10 PM IST
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