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Re:Answering your questions on Huawei devices and Google ser... by hilbert42 on Friday February 21, 2020 @10:58PM (#22389331)
"This somehow feels very sad and unfortunate, especially given the amazing handsets that Huawei puts out (P30 Pro). ..."

Well, it's all in the eyes of beholder, isn't it. Franky, as I see it, that P30 Pro won't have Google's crappy spyware installed is an absolute blessing (it saves those who don't want Google spying on them a great deal of trouble by not having to root the phone, which is now quite difficult given that Huawei has stopped handing out keys to unlock the bootloader).

[BTW, I don't like Huawei one iota as a company but from my experience from using its technology—both phones and other communications equipment—I have found that it works very well indeed. It's often the small attention to detail that counts and that makes all the difference: for example, the OTG port on many of Huawei's smartphones reads NTFS drives directly out of the box without any mucking about—most other phones do not (they're usually limited to FAT32 and exFAT), which is a damn pain! In the past, this feature has been so important to me that I've chosen Huawei over other brands specifically because of it.]

Re:Answering your questions on Huawei devices and Google ser... by datashow on Friday February 21, 2020 @11:32PM (#22389437)
> P30 Pro won't have Google's crappy spyware installed

Yes, but it has its own crappy spyware installed.

Re:Answering your questions on Huawei devices and Google ser... by 29083011397778 on Saturday February 22, 2020 @12:24PM (#22392123)
> it saves those who don't want Google spying on them a great deal of trouble by not having to root the phone

You don't actually need root anyways. XDA has a walkthrough on disabling system APKs [1] - meaning one is able to (and I have, on my BlackBerry KeyOne) disable Google Play Services, the Services Framework, Play Store, and anything else you don't want running.

[1] https://www.xda-developers.com/disable-system-app-bloatware-...

Re:Answering your questions on Huawei devices and Google ser... by hilbert42 on Saturday February 29, 2020 @09:14AM (#22450644)
Thanks for raising that, XDA provides much useful info and it is often the first place to start. However there's many instances where certain apps cannot be uninstalled or disabled. For example, often Google Play Services cannot be disabled let alone uninstalled without rooting the phone.