Huawei might pre-install 70 popular Android apps on future phones

With the ongoing ban inflicted against Huawei by the US government, the company doesn't have access to things like Google services. One way the company is reportedly working around that is by pre-installing popular Android apps on its future devices; at least, this is the rumour being circulated. A publication cites a Telegram channel as a source of this information, so you need to approach the piece of information with some skepticism.

The company will reportedly include 70 apps, but these apps will vary depending on the region. This approach seems to make sense since users won't have access to the Google Play Store, and they would need to sideload Android APKs by themselves. But if common apps are pre-installed, then the users don't have to install things themselves. Of course, we don't know how these apps will run without having access to Google Play Services. But that's another conversation. Huawei has been working to create alternatives to Google apps, in hopes of giving its users an approximate experience. We don't know if that would help keep its userbase, but for now, that's all Huawei can do.

Source: Android Authority