The Android operating system is open source, which would make a ban unlikely. Even in that case, ZTE could use Android's source code to create a modified OS.

ZTE has a license from Google to use Android. Under the terms of the ban, it may not be able to use Android moving forward, which would throw is entire phone business into turmoil.

Chinese handset maker ZTE is diving into China’s home gaming market with a new Android entertainment console that it is pricing at 689 yuan (US$112) in the hope of undercutting products from ...

Not only is Android by far the world’s most popular mobile OS, it’s also the operating system ZTE has installed on essentially every single one of its phones in the last five years.

Last year ZTE shipped 46.4 million smartphones ranking seventh globally out of Android-based manufacturers and commanding around 12 percent of the US market.

ZTE USA, the fourth largest smartphone supplier in the U.S.*, today announced the ZTE Tempo Go is the first Android Oreo (Go edition) smartphone utili ...

ZTE is making a big move in releasing a smartwatch with Android Wear. While not a bad operating system, Android Wear smartwatches really haven’t caught on as much as the likes of Google probably ...

The Commerce Department decision means ZTE Corp may not be able to use Google’s Android operating system in its mobile devices, a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

Version 4.1 of the Android mobile device operating system was released on July 13 and offers improved performance and responsiveness, with new features such as expandable notifications and Google Now.