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		</div><p><b>Latest:</b> Buying a new Huawei phone poses a “real risk” to people in the wake of Google’s restrictions on the Chinese firm using its Android software, industry experts have said.</p>
<p>The Chinese phone giant has been blocked by Google from receiving updates for the Android operating system it uses to power its devices, as Google complies with a US executive order restricting access to American technology.</p>
<p>The order, from President Donald Trump last week, prevents “foreign adversaries” from accessing US technology without government approval.</p>
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<p>Industry expert Tristan Rayner, senior editor with the Android Authority news website, said the block means security updates to Huawei phones from Google will stop, and, as a result, future devices may lack the reliability of other Android phones.</p>
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<p><em>“Future Huawei devices will be significantly affected. We now know that future devices cannot be loaded with the Google Play Store, or those Google apps like Gmail or Google Maps,”</em> he said.</p>
<p><em>“Play Services will also not be available, which is a core set of features responsible for many underlying operations on modern Android devices. That makes buying a Huawei phone today a real risk.”</em></p>
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<p>He warned that current Huawei device owners could also face some issues.</p>
<p><em>“Existing Huawei device owners will be significantly impacted,”</em> he said.</p>
<p>Whether it’s someone with a brand new Huawei P30 Pro, which was unveiled last month, or the owner of an older Huawei Mate device that’s a few years old, it’s now clear that their Android operating system will no longer receive important security updates</p>
<p>Huawei is currently the second largest smartphone manufacturer in the world, behind Samsung.</p>
<p>Kate Bevan, editor of Which? Computing, suggested that some recent purchasers of Huawei devices could consider returning their phones.</p>
<p>[pull_quote_center]&#8221;It’s unacceptable for consumers to be left without adequate security on their mobiles and Huawei owners will be seeking urgent reassurance that the safety of their devices will not be compromised&#8221;[/pull_quote_center]</p>
<p><em>“In this situation, your consumer rights are limited as there’s currently nothing faulty with these phones. However, if you purchased a phone in recent weeks it may be worth checking the retailer’s returns policy.”</em></p>
<p>On Monday, Google said it was “complying with the order and reviewing the implications”, but assured Huawei users that their current phones would continue to work.</p>
<p><em>“For users of our services, Google Play and the security protections from Google Play Protect will continue to function on existing Huawei devices,”</em> a Google spokesman said.</p>
<p>In response to the restrictions, Huawei said it would “continue to provide security updates and after-sales services to all existing Huawei and Honor smartphone and tablet products covering those which have been sold or are still in stock globally”.</p>
<p>The Chinese company also remains at the centre of a security debate in the UK over its involvement in forthcoming 5G networks.</p>
<p>Critics of the company have said using Huawei equipment in key communications infrastructure poses a risk to national security because of alleged links between the firm and the Chinese state.</p>
<p>Huawei has always denied the claims.</p>
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