Google cutting off its Android relationship with Huawei in response to a US government ban on the Chinese giant is still the hottest news on the tech market. It’s a huge shame that Huawei‘s taken this hit, but it seems like the company already has multiple backup plans in store. This time, we’re hearing that Huawei is working with Aptoide to replace the Google Play Store on their devices.

This news was basically confirmed by the CEO of Aptoide, Paulo Trezentos, though he also claims nothing is set in stone. We see no reason to doubt this though, especially seeing how Huawei’s already got an alternative OS in the works. Aptoide already works with Oppo, so there’s no reason for them to not work with Huawei. Aptoide is also a Portugese company, which means the US ban doesn’t affect them.

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What we’re interested to see it whether or not Huawei replaces their pre-existing App Gallery app with Aptoide. The App Gallery is Huawei’s own app store that already comes with most of their devices. It’s relatively small compared to Aptoide which has over 900000 applications. We believe we could see Huawei merge Aptoide content into the App Gallery, but that remains to be seen.

Huawei is going hard, and it seems like they may have grand plans to make their own ecosystem here. Aptoide seems like a really logical solution to their problem, and we hope both companies come to an agreement. It’s made for some of the most interesting and exciting times for this Android fan, and we’re eager to see what’s going to happen next. Could Huawei’s popularity finally bring a valid Android competitor?

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