WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram will not come pre-installed on Huawei phones: what exactly does that mean for you?

Although the noise has already died down a bit, Huawei continue to suffer andI veto without sense imposed by Trump (remember that the president continues without providing any evidence of the alleged malpractice of the Asian firm). The last to jump on the bandwagon of this decision has been Facebook, which has broken its agreement with the company. What implications will this have for you? We explain it to you.

Facebook also criticizes Huawei

The American medium Reuters has released the exclusive just a few hours ago: Huawei phones will no longer come with Facebook applications pre-installed. Mark Zuckerberg's company has decided to conclude the agreement it had with the Asian giant, which allowed the Chinese brand's phones to offer the apps of WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram factory installed on the phone, thus supporting the decision made by Donald Trump.

Remember that the bombshell was released a little over two weeks ago, when the US government announced that Huawei was becoming part of the blacklist country accused of espionage through their devices and telecommunications networks. Since the order was given, however, the US President has not been able to prove At no time has this been the case, but this fact has not prevented numerous US companies from turning their backs on Huawei -for national security reasons, US companies cannot do business with the Chinese firm after such a decree.

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At this point, it is very likely that you are wondering how does this affect your Huawei phone or how it would influence in case you are thinking of buying one soon. Well, this is how things remain after these Facebook decisions:

• If you already have a Huawei phone: nothing changes if you already have a firm phone. As Huawei has been in charge of repeating many times, those users who have a smartphone from the firm will be able to continue using it normally, without being affected in the slightest by the US decision. Forget about it and enjoy your phone.
• If you are going to buy a Huawei phone now: Facebook's decision applies as of today, so it only affects phones that are still in the factory and will therefore take a while to reach stores. You should still find the Facebook apps pre-installed.
• If you are going to buy a Huawei phone soon: here it is likely (although not certain) that the phone that reaches your hands without the applications. No problem. Just because they don't come pre-installed doesn't mean you can't go to the Play Store and download them yourself. As simple as that.
• If you buy a Huawei phone within more than three months: As you know, the US has given Huawei a 3-month extension, after which, if nothing changes, new phones will come without access to the Play Store. Still, you should be able to access the WhatsApp, Instagram or Facebook apps through Huawei's app store, the Huawei App Gallery, where all three solutions are available. You can also download the APK and install it on your smartphone.

Huawei has already assured that it is more than prepared to face this setback with the US government, not to mention that it is currently analyzing all the scenarios and potential legal repercussions as a result of all this conflict, as well indicate en Business Insider Spain.

Undoubtedly, this is a new suit for the company, but we must not stop thinking about the other side as well: how harmful can this be for Facebook after the significant drop in users that it has already experienced in recent years? last times?