As Huawei gets ready to release its first HarmonyOS phone, deep down it wants something else - Android

, even though has just unveiled the first handset powered by its home-grown Android replacement called HarmonyOS (the foldable ), the beleaguered Chinese manufacturer is not ready to forget about Android. Ever since the Trump administration placed Huawei on the entity list in 2019, the company has not been allowed to purchase hardware, software, and components from U.S. suppliers, including Google, without a license.

Huawei hopes to eventually get the green light to use Google's software again

The Chief Security Officer of Huawei USA, Tom Purdy, says ...