Huawei clearly plans to adopt Russian-made OS `` Aurora '' on its own tablet


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Google stopped Huawei ’s Android support due to the “ movement to eliminate Huawei ” in the United States. As a result, Google services such as Google Play can no longer be used on Huawei devices, so Huawei was reported to adopt an originally developed OS on its own device, but it was newly reported that Sailfish OS Reuters has reported that the Russian-made OS “ Auroraforked from is scheduled to be installed.

Huawei in talks to install Russian operating system on tablets for country's population census: sources-Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-huawei-russia-partnership/huawei-in-talks-to-install-russian-operating-system-on-tablets-for-countrys-population-census-sources- idUSKCN1VG1VN



According to information that Reuters obtained from two sources, Huawei will install Russian OS `` Aurora '' on 360,000 Huawei tablets for 2020 population survey in Russia It is in talks with Russia. An official who provided information to Reuters said that this is a pilot project.

When Reuters confirmed with Huawei, the spokesman admitted that it was in discussions with the Russian Ministry of Communications, but no other details were available.


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Huawei said that due to trade restrictions by the United States, revenue in the smartphone sector in 2019 may decrease by about 10 billion dollars (about 1 trillion yen) compared to the previous year, and finding an OS that can replace Android is urgent It can be said.

Another source said, “Huawei is interested in this project, and there are already samples of tablets that can actually be used,” he said that Aurora-equipped tablets are already in use. I suggest.

In addition, Aurora is a Russian state-owned telecommunications carrier, Rostelecom , acquired Sailfish OS and changed its brand name , and there is no mobile terminal equipped with Aurora at the time of article creation. Rostelecom is scheduled to provide a tablet to be used in the population survey in Russia in October 2020, and it is speculated that it wants to introduce its own OS Aurora here.

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Rostelecom responded to an inquiry from Reuters: “The various options for the collaboration between Rostelecom and Huawei will be considered by the participation of the Russian Ministry of Communications. I have an agreement. '

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