Editing Huawei (section)

==Consumer-impact summary==
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While previously supportive of developers, including access to bootloader unlocking for their telephones, Huawei changed their stance <ref>{{Cite web |date=30 Nov 2019 |title=Huawei's decision to cease providing bootloader unlocking codes |url=https://consumer.huawei.com/en/community/details/topicId-41529/ |archive-url=https://archive.is/R7hg4 |archive-date=16 Aug 2025 |access-date=16 Aug 2025 |website=Huawei Community}}</ref>around the time of the Wang Mengzhou incident causing much frustration. This was compounded by their exit from various western markets, such as Canada, meaning that users of their telephones could not use third party firmware updates, nor could they get further OEM updates. 

Huawei is widely considered, outside of China, to be under significant influence by the CCP, given that the founder of the company was formerly a PLA official. As such, they are often accused of enabling spying for the Chinese government using various means, both against dissidents and for corporate espionage purposes. Evidence for this is questionable at best, though Chinese law does stipulate that all companies submit to requests from the Politburo if demands are made.