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Facebook stops app pre-installs on new Huawei phones: report

Facebook stops app pre-installs on new Huawei phones: report

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Updated Jun 07, 2019 04:33 PM PHT

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A vendor displays a Huawei P30 Pro mobile at the Mobile Expo in Bangkok, Thailand May 31, 2019. Jorge Silva, Reuters/File

MANILA -- Facebook no longer allows Huawei to pre-install its suite of apps on new devices, as US companies comply with Washington's blacklisting of the Chinese tech giant, Reuters reported Friday.

Customers who already have Huawei phones can still use and update the apps on its devices, but new units will no longer be able to have Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram pre-installed, according to the social networking giant.

The Facebook ban applies to any Huawei phone that has not yet left the factory, Reuters reported, citing a person familiar with the matter. Facebook declined to comment on when the suspension took place.

Google, based in the US like Facebook, earlier said it would no longer provide Android software to Huawei phones after a 90-day reprieve ends in August. Google's Playstore and apps will remain available to current Huawei models.

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Washington has long accused Huawei of being a security risk due to its close ties to Beijing, something the Shenzhen-based firm has denied.

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