We have to take into account a future in which Huawei phones will operate without Android. Not only because the manufacturer is no longer allowed to use the Android services, but also because it seems that it no longer wants to use them. The Chinese manufacturer has joined forces with other Chinese smartphone giants to set up an alternative platform on which developers can publish their apps, which are then placed in the various download stores of the manufacturers. Recently, there is the Huawei Mobile Services. You need to know about this.
For the people who are satisfied with the smartphones from Huawei and do not intend to choose other phones quickly, it is important to know that they must take into account Huawei Mobile Services and the AppGallery. In this article we explain what these services are.
This is Huawei Mobile Services
Huawei Mobile Services is an alternative to Google Play Services, a service that you do not have much to do with yourself. It is one that checks your phone in the background for viruses, for example. Apps can also work with this service where necessary. Play Services includes a number of services that Huawei can no longer use, such as the cloud service or Google Chrome, which means that the Chinese manufacturer must also offer alternatives. It is a fairly essential part for your Huawei smartphone, anyway.
Because Huawei is not allowed (and does not want to) use Google Play Services, the company also has no access to download store Google Play. The AppGallery is its own alternative. You will find around 55,000 applications in this digital store. That seems a lot; however, there are more than three million in Google Play. It may be that you miss some apps that you do use on other Android devices. Think of Facebook, Netflix and Spotify. Twitter, Snapchat, TikTok and Deezer, for example, are available again.
The reason that not every app is present in the AppGallery has to do with the fact that developers have to adjust the code so that it can work with HMS Core. That is the basis for Huawei Mobile Services. This takes time and money and therefore it is not profitable for everyone to make the switch.
Furthermore, it is good to know that existing smartphones with the right to support can still count on the various Google services, the Play Store and the large range of apps. New telephones with minor adjustments to the company also have the required certificates. But the day we come across an Android-free Huawei device is fast approaching, especially with the recent developments regarding its own operating system, app store and collaboration with Oppo, Vivo and Xiaomi.
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