Chinese Huawei phones do not have a Google Play store or any of its apps. It has its own store, HiApp, for downloading applications. China does not allow Google, Facebook, Twitter, or any other social network to operate in the country. Suppose you bought a phone from China. Chances are it doesn’t have Google Play Store or any of the apps from Google. Also, considering the new sanctions on Huawei, Huawei phones come without Google apps and services worldwide. In the post below, I will guide you on how to install and download Google Play Store on Huawei phones brought from China or running on Chinese Software/operating systems.
Recently, I bought a Huawei P60 Pro from China. When I came back to my country, I tried installing apps like Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and Twitter. Snapchat failed to install and gave an error that this app requires Google Play Services to run. To solve this error, I had to install Google Play Services on my phone. After that, I was able to download and install every app present there, and all apps started working correctly.
Now, the situation is even worse. The US government has endorsed new sanctions on Huawei, which forbid American companies from selling microchips or doing any kind of business with Huawei. This has led Google to levy its apps and services from Huawei smartphones. No matter if the smartphone is for China or the rest of the world.
How to Install and Download Google Play Store on Huawei China Phones:
Google Play Store now comes with Google Play services. In most Android phones. Once you have downloaded and installed Google Play Store, just sign in using your Google or Gmail account, and that’s it. In this guide, you can use every Google service on your phone. I will tell you how to download the Google Play store on Huawei Chinese phones. Most of the apps on Android require Google Play services to function correctly. It includes location services and many other built-in services that are provided by Google Play services. All this can be done by downloading and installing the Google Play store on your phone.
Note: If you have high-end and latest Huawei smartphones like the Huawei P40, P50, P60, Huawei Ascend, Huawei Enjoy 10s, or Huawei Mate series. Use this guide if your Huawei phone is running on EMUI. Otherwise, if your Chinese Huawei phone is running on HarmonyOS, use this alternative guide to download and install the Google Play Store and apps.
Following are the steps on how to install and download Google Play Store on Huawei Chinese phones:
- First of all, go to Settings -> Advanced Settings ->Security ->Enable Download from Unknown Sources.
- If you see a message warning that ‘this type of file can harm your device.’ You can ignore it (it’s safe) and tap OK.
- Download and Install GMS Installer on your Huawei phone now.
- Now download Google Play Store from here. Or you can find the latest version of Google Play Store APK available from here.
- Now open Google Play Store and Install it.
- After that, log in using your Google Account.
Once done. You will be able to access the Google Play Store and download apps from there.
If you have successfully installed the Google Play Store on your Huawei phone, Google Play services are installed automatically, so you don’t have to install them manually.
Note: If you have already downloaded the Google Play Store on your phone, it is still not working. Use this guide to install core GSM packages that support Google apps to work.
Moreover, the following are the Google Play Store and Google Play Services APKs that I downloaded on my Huawei Honor 6X. So, I can confirm that the following version works on Chinese variants.
Each Android version is compatible with different Google Play service versions; make sure you install the right one according to your phone model, its architecture, and the Android version it is running on.
Method 2 to Install and Download Google Play Store on Huawei Chinese phones:
You might have noticed that even after installing the software updates on Huawei Chinese phones, the Google Play Store and Google’s apps have been removed. This is because the ROM is Chinese, and the developers have to remove Google apps.
To overcome this issue, you can directly install and download the Google Play Store and services from an app called Google Installer.
First of all, download the Google Installer APK and Google Play Store APK from the link below.
- Download Google InstallerÂ
Follow the steps to download the Google Play Store on Huawei Chinese Phones:
- First, move both Google Installer APK and Google Play Store APK to your phone’s file storage.
- Go to Settings -> Advanced Settings ->Security ->Enable Download from Unknown Sources.
- Now, locate the Google Installer APK file using the file manager on your Huawei Chinese phone.
- The next step is to open and install the APK. Click on OK and Install. You will see a blue circle tap on it.
- After that, click on the yellow circle. Now, it will ask you to install the Google Services framework.
- Click on Install and then click on OK.
In the next step, you have to click on Red Circle.
- Accept the terms and give permissions as follows.
- Now locate Google Play Store’s APK file in your phone’s internal storage.
- Tap on it to install it.
- Now open the Google Play Store and enter your Google account details, and you are good to go.
- Although most phones do not require installing Google Play services separately, suppose the Google Play Store does not install Google Play services itself. Download the APK file of Google Play Services and install it on your Huawei phone.
If you have any questions in the process above, ask me in the comments.
If the above method didn’t work for you, then try the procedure below:
Sometimes, even after installing the Google Play Store, Google Play services are not working. To fix this issue. Perform the following steps on your Chinese model of Huawei phone.
- First of all, reset your phone.
- Now Open HiApp. It’s the Chinese Android app store. Search for Google.
- The first apps folder you see. Please open it and download the Google Play Store and other Google apps from there.
- Now log in using your Google account.
That’s it. You can now access all the apps that require the Google Play Store and Google Play Services to function correctly.
I hope this guide on how to install and download Google Play services worked out for you. If you have any questions or queries regarding anything mentioned above, you can comment below, and we will get back to you as soon as possible. Huawei phones made for Chinese people have no change in specs and features. They only have Chinese-language firmware, and the Google Play store is not present.
