Huawei says existing devices will continue receiving Android updates
Hi there, thank you for your message. There is no impact on existing devices. We will continue to share security and software updates to our devices, as we always have. If you have any questions, please let us know via DM.
— Huawei Mobile (@HuaweiMobile) August 17, 2020
Last year, Google stopped providing non-public software to the company to comply with a US blacklist.
Huawei says that phones that were released before it was put on the entity list have not been impacted and will keep getting updates.
As for the new devices which do not feature Google Mobile Services (GMS), updates will be managed through Huawei’s AppGallery.
Google is yet to corroborate Huawei’s claim
Google had previously said it would keep providing updates as long as the government lets it do so. There is no indication from its side that it will continue sending out updates now that the temporary general license has expired.
The Commerce Department recently said that the license will not be extended.