Related: Huawei Mate 40 Pro review. Huawei App Gallery is already installed on your Huawei device. Continue reading: Huawei App Gallery review. Hint: We walk you through this process in option 4! All Huawei smartphones have this pre-installed, so no need for the App Gallery. You will need a separate, Google-Play-enabled device for this to work.
Related: Switching phones like a pro — How our reviewers do it. Installing applications via a standalone APK can be daunting. Some methods, like the App Gallery, will be better than others — it depends on where each app is available to download.
See also: How to install third party apps without the Google Play Store. How to download apps on Huawei phones without the Play Store There's more than just one option available. Related: The Huawei ban explained: A complete timeline and everything you need to know Before you begin: Update your Huawei smartphone Make sure you update your phone to the latest software version before you begin, just to avoid headaches.
Pull up the app drawer from the home screen and tap the Settings app to open it. The phone will then check for an update. If your software is up to date, go back to the home screen via navigation gestures or the home button at the bottom of the display. Tap on this and you should be in App Gallery.
Search for the app you want by tapping the search bar at the top. Once your app comes up, click its list entry. This should then load up the app page.
You can also drop a widget at the top of your homescreen where you would usually see Google. If half of your searches are on Wikipedia, you may want to install its dedicated Android app. That route is much faster than going through a browser. Download: DuckDuckGo Free. Download: Wikipedia Free. Google Maps may work without an account, but I had already cut down on my usage even before giving up the Play Store. Instead I tried options like Sygic and Nokia Here. These apps are still available in places outside of the Play Store.
Since I decided to go the open source route, I eventually settled on OsmAnd. It's not nearly as flashy as other navigation apps, but with the option to download free maps of most of the world, it does have its advantages. I recommend pairing OSMAnd with an address-locating app like Acastus, because the app is pretty bad at recognizing street addresses on its own. Download: OsmAnd Free. Download: Acastus Photon Free. Podcasts are a major form of entertainment for me. There are only a couple other options available in F-Droid, but if you aren't working with that limitation, you shouldn't have any problem at all finding a good podcast app in your alternative app store of choice.
Download: AntennaPod Free. I really like Google Keep, but I'm not a fan of the way it syncs everything to the cloud. This means I'm also put off by Evernote and similar alternatives. I prefer apps that only store my notes locally. Fortunately, there are quite a few options:. Download: Mirakel Free. Download: Notepad Free. Download: Tasks Free. Pretty much. My device came with a decent music player, and so does the OS that ships on most phones. If you need a recommendation, try Shuttle , which is available on the Amazon Appstore, or Spotify as well.
On the social network front, there's Facebook , Pinterest , Instagram , and Twitter. Amazon's store is absolutely loaded with games, too. Not signing into a Google account cuts the company off from your personal identity, but it doesn't disconnect Google from your device. To really go Google-free, you must get rid of Google Play services. However, you can't do so without a decent amount of effort.
This is not one of those apps you can disable out of the box. There are two choices you can make. The least invasive option is to root your phone , which will let you delete software you can't otherwise remove. I went with the latter approach. Even after you do this, some apps require Google Play Services to run. This means doing without some excellent third-party apps like Pushbullet. Unfortunately, the apps that need Google Play Services aren't clearly marked.
As it turned out, my solution was to exclusively use software I could find in F-Droid. Despite this, you can presumably get by with whatever you find on Amazon or in alternative markets where Google apps aren't available. You'll be fine unless you start hunting around for APKs on the web.
If you're interested in cutting out Google, it's probably because you don't want to give the company so much information. Well, take a moment to go to the Google Play services Play Store page and view the list of required permissions. You may not have done this before, since the background service comes pre-installed on most devices and generally only draws attention to itself when it crashes.
Anyway, notice how you're granting access to just about everything. This is no shameful secret or anything. You can visit the Google Developers site to see how Google Play services are intended to integrate with Android and Android apps. Most of those permissions are likely in place to enable this integration. Nevertheless, that's a lot of permission you're giving to a single app that connects to remote servers, typically without notice. Okay, you don't have to cut yourself off entirely.
You still have the option to sign into Google sites in your mobile browser the same way you would from a PC. The experience won't be quite as good as using native apps, but if you're concerned about privacy, this option lets you browse in incognito mode or clear cookies manually whenever you wish.
If you decide to use a custom ROM, you also have the option of installing microG , an open source reimplementation of Google Play services. It will let you run apps that depend on Play services, it doesn't track your data, and will let you disable parts of the API. We have surrendered a great deal of personal information to smartphone makers, but this is hardly a story unique to Android, or even iOS for that matter.
We've accepted this trade-off with every social network, free email provider, online maps site, and seemingly every other internet-driven service. There are many ways to cope with this new reality, but as we see at the beginning of every EULA agreement, you either accept this or you opt out. The best way to get rid of all Google stuff is buy a phone in China.
Even if you want the Google apps back to your phone, you have no idea how to do. Affiliate Disclosure: Make Tech Easier may earn commission on products purchased through our links, which supports the work we do for our readers.
Root Your Android Device to Remove All Google Apps The rooting method you use is obviously going to depend on what model your phone is and other factors as well. Is this article useful? Yes No. Never Miss Out Receive updates of our latest tutorials. Sign up for all newsletters.
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