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I'm really interested in this phone but should I wait for the EU version or buy the version they are selling in china
It seems ok frequency wise - https://www.frequencycheck.com/comp...-dual-sim-td-lte-64gb-nxt-al10/united-kingdom
I've seen people pick international English on a menu and it looked all English - is that correct ? - even the non google stuff
Would I have to worry about anything else ?
Any help most appreciated as I want to replace my one plus one that is starting to feel under powered with the amount of tasker stuff I'm running on it
thanks
Martyn
Martynhsmith said:
I'm really interested in this phone but should I wait for the EU version or buy the version they are selling in china
It seems ok frequency wise - https://www.frequencycheck.com/comp...-dual-sim-td-lte-64gb-nxt-al10/united-kingdom
I've seen people pick international English on a menu and it looked all English - is that correct ? - even the non google stuff
Would I have to worry about anything else ?
Any help most appreciated as I want to replace my one plus one that is starting to feel under powered with the amount of tasker stuff I'm running on it
thanks
Martyn
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You do need to check the frequencies as you have done. The Mate 8 has allot of bands covered.
Android OS on Huawei's phones have about every language available. There is some apps on the phone that is in Chinese, but they can be removed, and are for the china market.
Google Apps will not be preloaded, but you will need to download from the Huawei App Store called HiApp. That HiApp app is in mixed Chinese and English, so not everything is translated. After that you have Google Apps, and can download from Google Play that will follow your OS language.
I have had the Honor 6, Honor 6 Plus, Honor 7 and now Mate S, all the Chinese version and they have all been working fine here in Denmark. I have had no problems with network, GPS or WiFi here or on vacation. .
..oh, the change log for OS updates are (mostly) in Chinese
EMF said:
You do need to check the frequencies as you have done. The Mate 8 has allot of bands covered.
Android OS on Huawei's phones have about every language available. There is some apps on the phone that is in Chinese, but they can be removed, and are for the china market.
Google Apps will not be preloaded, but you will need to download from the Huawei App Store called HiApp. That HiApp app is in mixed Chinese and English, so not everything is translated. After that you have Google Apps, and can download from Google Play that will follow your OS language.
I have had the Honor 6, Honor 6 Plus, Honor 7 and now Mate S, all the Chinese version and they have all been working fine here in Denmark. I have had no problems with network, GPS or WiFi here or on vacation. .
..oh, the change log for OS updates are (mostly) in Chinese
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Thanks for the info. But to be clear. Do you download the google playstore using HiApp?
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Thanks for the info. But to be clear. Do you download the google playstore using HiApp?
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Yes, you do.
It is quite simple: Open HiApp -> Search "Google" -> Click on the Google banner in the top of the search results -> All Google apps is listed, click the download button for each (downwards arrow).
Other than Google Play, you need the Contact sync and Calander sync apps from the list. The rest can be downloaded from Google Play Store afterwords.
I had no troubles with a P8max recently, most sellers out of China will pre-install Google Play for you. My Mate 8 arrives next Monday, can let you know of if it differs any from the P8Max in terms of language difficulties.
Hi,
I bought a Mate 8.
It come with google playstore installed.
I arrived to install all app I want from google playstore.
The only problem I foun, I can't import my contact list, but will be solve for sure.
Two of us have Google contacts sync working, although neither of us is entirely sure how (I was granting permissions/trusted status/open from other apps statuses etc as a batch, so not sure which of those actions allowed for contacts import sorry).
If your google contact can't not sync.
Do you install the google contact sync? you can find it from the "huawei app store".
Install the google contact sync apk, and remove your account, reboot, login your contact again.
It works fine in my mate8 with google contact.
I can use almost all of google service in mate 8 now. (no matter google play, gmail, hangout, contact or anyother)
But, the only problem is that I can't get the location during google map without GPS enable.
Google map can't use cell or wifi to detect where it is, but it work fine with GPS enable.
I have no idea that how to fix it...
After searching the solution from google, it seems I need to root and replace networklocation.apk....
Is there any other method? (I don't know how to root huawei's device...)
I've recieved my mate 8 a week ago, and have had the issues that most of you are talking about.
Assuming the issue is from the battery manager itself; click on the setting icon up left of the screen, you need to switch on (Keep mobile data on when sleeping).
Of course that is in congunction with the rest of the settings/permissions.
Good luck,
Just don't forget to update emui
claudioggs said:
Hi,
I bought a Mate 8.
It come with google playstore installed.
I arrived to install all app I want from google playstore.
The only problem I foun, I can't import my contact list, but will be solve for sure.
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is it fast and smooth? is the cpu very powerful?
Yes - not had any problems at all.
I'm coming from a one plus one with a few badly writtern tasker profiles (quiet at work, and home nights with auto voice and autovera stuff), 3 mail clients including a touchdown exchange one. It was too much for the one plus but my new mate 8 is still flying.
Problems I have/had
The sync thing - was mashmellow permissions and a restart. (You do not need to wipe and restart.
The app draw - not a problem just a concept change the mate 8 doesn't have one your home screens are your app draw. So its a case of being tidy with folders. But swiping up on the home screen gives you an app search.
Dictionary - wish I could figure out how to copy the words I had stored in my dictionary.
Chinese App store - keeps telling me I have 18 apps that need updating - they don't the are just wanting to change to the chinese version.
Battery life - the one plus would last a day and 1/2 if I forgot to charge it the 1/2 I would start not usjng it, mate 8 will nearly last 2 days (it also gives me stats in ma about what is eating the battery)
Overall its a great phone
M
I've received my mate 8 one week ago... And unfortunately I had a rare problem with my notifications (whatsapp, viber, and other apps).
I did trust those apps from the system, and followed the instructions from the huawei guide, but the problem still.
So anybody have any idea how to solve this problem.
Thanks
Hi, i want to buy a Mate 8 but I'm not sure for the sync problem for google. what type of problem you have?
it is a great phone but unfortuantely I have the same problem with the google sync as well as not getting any notifications. Please help!
didnt someone mention that putting the phone into performance mode solved this?
Tried it hasn't worked for me
Location Services are not working unless you activate GPS - AL10 model;
Any solutions?
yeah, several other users already reported that energy-saving location services somehow dont seem to work...unless u switch to high-performance mode @gps
Hey guys, I am trying to login to Huawei services and I always get the message "due to service location restrictions the system is unable to provide services to you".
Does anyone knows how to bypass that?
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Yeah me to it's very frustrating do we have to make a false account?
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Hello,
I have bought huawei Mate 8 (4/64) chineese version on ibuygou.com for review in my country . I wish they had installed google play services etc but they didnt.
I have tried with Google installer - it didn't help (method the same as in xiaomi devices). Next I have tried to install google play services.apk and google play.apk from apkmirror, but after I have written my email and password, there was written that there is no connect or sth like this - try again later. I checked account menagment in settings if I could login in google account, but there was no such option.
So my question is: Has anyone method to install google play, google services on this smartphone? I hope that anyone can help me, I will be so grateful !
Open HiStore (The Huawei app store) and search google, the first little banner that pops up click it, there should now be a list of the google apps. Install them. Change some permissions and you should be good.
Also install the app in the internal storage in case you have a micro sd installed.
ok so the solution here works great but when downloading larger apps such as zombies run or NFS No limits the playstore would force close and download fails without warning.
has anyone experienced this? could it be to do with the download manager?
yellowchilli said:
ok so the solution here works great but when downloading larger apps such as zombies run or NFS No limits the playstore would force close and download fails without warning.
has anyone experienced this? could it be to do with the download manager?
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Mine had the same problem before i changed the rom to the international one. And i know some people having the same problem.. Still no solution...
no problem here with large apps on the international rom i guess its worth trying to flash the L29 rom...
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thanks guys i guess ill be trying that then
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Mine had the same problem before i changed the rom to the international one. And i know some people having the same problem.. Still no solution...
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Why do people say there is no solution?!
I've seen some guy encounter this issue and then find a solution for it, and now it works perfectly for him.
Something to do with system app and permissions i think was all.
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NZtechfreak said:
Also, you need to give Play Store internal storage permission to download those large games, until I did that I had same issue as you with large game installs appearing to cause the Play Store to crash.
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As you can see a simple search and you can find the answers...
ItsMunday said:
Why do people say there is no solution?!
I've seen some guy encounter this issue and then find a solution for it, and now it works perfectly for him.
Something to do with system app and permissions i think was all.
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As you can see a simple search and you can find the answers...
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Appreciate this. I've tried trusting the entire google play store app which should allow everything but that didn't help. cleared data and stuff + reboot - nothing.
But seeing how someone did manage to solve it, I will give it another go before flashing. Thanks
solved. The UI is sort of confusing because I needed to bring up another (native?) permissions manager in order to enable storage permissions. could be a security feature.. no idea.
either search for "permissions" inside settings, or reach it by going to Apps > Advanced.
I'm planning to get the Chinese version (only one for now that has 4gb RAM and higher storage) and my question is does the phone come with English out of the box? Thanks
check with the shop ure getting it from, there are definitely multilanguage china roms
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yellowchilli said:
solved. The UI is sort of confusing because I needed to bring up another (native?) permissions manager in order to enable storage permissions. could be a security feature.. no idea.
either search for "permissions" inside settings, or reach it by going to Apps > Advanced.
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Sometimes it can get a bit confusing but im glad you were able to solve it.
I just cannot get google accounts to work
I have installed google play services, google play store, gmail, google contact sych onbmy chinese huawei mate 8. But when i try to add a google account, by givingbit the email, password and sms verification code, and after accepting the terms of servicd and policy, it gives couldnt sign in and communication error with google server.
Fongkhaiyin said:
I have installed google play services, google play store, gmail, google contact sych onbmy chinese huawei mate 8. But when i try to add a google account, by givingbit the email, password and sms verification code, and after accepting the terms of servicd and policy, it gives couldnt sign in and communication error with google server.
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I had communications error but it was from doing something else. uninstalled google stuff..the whole lot. reboot, reinstalled, and it was all good from there.
yellowchilli said:
I had communications error but it was from doing something else. uninstalled google stuff..the whole lot. reboot, reinstalled, and it was all good from there.
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Thank you. I reset the phone and install Google play store fro hiapp store. And everything works. I can add Google account and install all other Google apps.
I had the same problem, fixed by finding this thread
Thanks!!
Dear All,
New member here with mate 8 AL10 32GB Chinese version (bought while traveling in China) on EMUI5. Have had problem installing 3rd party dialer apps, like exDialer and so on from google play store. The installation pops "authentication is required, you need to log into google account" message and stop. Tried clearing google play store data, google service data, removing google account from the phone, and all method recommended on the internet. No go. Other apps not involving accessing the contacts in the phone all install with no issues. Has anyone also stumbled on this, and what the solution would likely be? Thanks a lot!
Besides, the contacts in the Huawei phone is super simplified. I'd have liked mate 8 better if the contacts could include more info of a person, such as home address, email address and so on, as is Sony Z3 capable of with its contacts, that I came from.
nattawa said:
Dear All,
New member here with mate 8 AL10 32GB Chinese version (bought while traveling in China) on EMUI5. Have had problem installing 3rd party dialer apps, like exDialer and so on from google play store. The installation pops "authentication is required, you need to log into google account" message and stop. Tried clearing google play store data, google service data, removing google account from the phone, and all method recommended on the internet. No go. Other apps not involving accessing the contacts in the phone all install with no issues. Has anyone also stumbled on this, and what the solution would likely be? Thanks a lot!
Besides, the contacts in the Huawei phone is super simplified. I'd have liked mate 8 better if the contacts could include more info of a person, such as home address, email address and so on, as is Sony Z3 capable of with its contacts, that I came from.
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Hi there ! This is a known bug in B562, everybody has this problem, me included. I don't think it has anything to do with apps accessing contacts, but with apps not previously purchased or associated with your account. There is no known solution so far. You can try the following workarounds:
- install the previous beta version B523 , the Google Play Store works fine , but this version lacks some interface features ( improved notifications , for example ) and maybe some other bugs.
- search for whatever apps you need in APKMirror , download and install manually. Speaking for myself, this is the safest bet because APK Mirror is trustworthy
- you could also try APKPure, which has a kind of a store app for convenience. It's easier to download and install apps, but I can't tell if the apps are malware free, so use it at your own risk ...
Btw, you can use the Sony contacts app if you want, just try downloading and installing it from APKMirror . Not sure if this is the correct one : http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/sony-mobile-communications/contacts-sony-mobile-communications .
dan boala said:
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- search for whatever apps you need in APKMirror , download and install manually. Speaking for myself, this is the safest bet because APK Mirror is trustworthy
- you could also try APKPure, which has a kind of a store app for convenience. It's easier to download and install apps, but I can't tell if the apps are malware free, so use it at your own risk ...
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Thanks, Dan. I'll give the APK Mirror a try.
dan boala said:
Btw, you can use the Sony contacts app if you want, just try downloading and installing it from APKMirror . Not sure if this is the correct one, apkmirror Sony Contacts app.
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That was a great piece of advice. Tried to manually install the Sony Contacts app. Despite a failed installation accompanied with an error message saying a required shared folder is non-existence in the mate 8, I was somehow able to import the contacts afterwards via Bluetooth connection from the Sony phone with all information retained, including the embedded head shot images. The Contacts app now operates the the Sony way too, with the ability of adding a self-defined field.
By the way, my mate 8 is on EMUI-4. The starting post said it was on EMUI-5, and that was a mistake on my part. My apologies.
for those who still have problems downloading apps from google play store, install this http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/google-account-manager/google-account-manager-7-0-release/
nattawa said:
That was a great piece of advice. Tried to manually install the Sony Contacts app. Despite a failed installation accompanied with an error message saying a required shared folder is non-existence in the mate 8, I was somehow able to import the contacts afterwards via Bluetooth connection from the Sony phone with all information retained, including the embedded head shot images. The Contacts app now operates the the Sony way too, with the ability of adding a self-defined field.
By the way, my mate 8 is on EMUI-4. The starting post said it was on EMUI-5, and that was a mistake on my part. My apologies.
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You're welcome, but the failed installation of the Sony Contacts app had nothing to do with your contacts importing, at least taking into account that the installation failed. All the contacts information that you mentioned is in fact standard Android functionality ( and available in Huawei Contacts app, btw ), so most likely the Bluetooth import app has just done its job ... Anyway, I have never had the Play Store problem while on EMUI 4 , only on the lastest EMUI 5.0.
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for those who still have problems downloading apps from google play store, install this http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/google-account-manager/google-account-manager-7-0-release/
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Hi! I've installed this version, cleared data/cache, even removed and re-added my Google acount, but I still get the authentication required error. Could you test it some more, please ? Or maybe there's something else you did ? Thanks!
Hi,
Short story - I cannot freeze or disable google framework services
long. I installed google services on my device without knowing about icebox when I've got it. A few days ago a made the time to reset and start over(factory reset) and try the new version of installing google services but first I made sure to install Icebox and set it as owner (with the idea to freeze google framework services after I am done).
But Icebox cannot freeze it, I froze the huawei update service (to stop a stupid carrier update) so the app works.
I also tried Multi Tool 8, it sets gfs as frozen, but the service is still running ( I even get the Enable button in setting - apps) and play store is running as normal.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
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I followed this guide for GMS install for notifications and it worked fine ...
https://www.huaweiblog.de/news/anleitung-huawei-google-dienste-installieren-push/
They also have a guide for GMS install with google play store
I use the v8 tool, no problems. It is disabled as you now need to press the button to enable it. Full notifications with gms installed. Screenshot below of gsf disabled.
Did you manage to solve your issue GabiTM? I have the same issue, it fails at Notification tester since i used the old method (before ice box)
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trid multi tool too, didnt work for me
PartheevP said:
Did you manage to solve your issue GabiTM? I have the same issue, it fails at Notification tester since i used the old method (before ice box)
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trid multi tool too, didnt work for me
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I have gfs frozen for the moment, I didn't unfreeze it to see if I get the google not certified.
I use Aurora Store to update, it works well.
Maps with timeline works.
Contact sync doesn't work, even manual sync fails, something went wrong when I installed google services, last install worked well, now it just fails.
I don't use Gmail, (use stock app - feeding data to huawei:silly - email with gmail have a delay.
I want to move away from integrated services like google backup or huawei and use third party - I was trying Backup Your Mobile -Artur Jaszczyk - but after a few runs it fails to start the daily autobackup even with battery optimizations set. I also failed to restore some contacts and sms after a wipe, had to use an older backup.
Still looking for a good backup third party solution (I miss titanium back that ran like clockwork on my S6)
A few days later, yes, freezing gsf will f**k up things, maps will stop working, some google apps will not update from aurora store, and unfreezing gsf will make app store start giving you non stop notifications that your phone is not certified.
Contact sync with google is not working any more (sync error), this will be the fifth wipe in 2 months. Samsung Note20 Ultra is looking nicer by the minute (can you still root those S20, N10 ?)
GabiTM said:
A few days later, yes, freezing gsf will f**k up things, maps will stop working, some google apps will not update from aurora store, and unfreezing gsf will make app store start giving you non stop notifications that your phone is not certified.
Contact sync with google is not working any more (sync error), this will be the fifth wipe in 2 months. Samsung Note20 Ultra is looking nicer by the minute (can you still root those S20, N10 ?)
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Freeze again GSF. Go to Aurora Store and update Google Play Services. Unfreeze GSF. Restart.
Everything will work perfectly, push notifications, banks, location, everything. You will only get those Play certified notifications(which are different from the other that say "require an action"). You disable them and you have a 99.99% perfect phone.
Also if contacts sync doesn't work then just install again the contactssync.apk(after clearring cache,data and uninstalling the old one).
*Finally, everytime you open Maps it will say "you don't have play services" but you just press ok and everything works fine.
Thanks for the info,
Fixed the contacts syncing app (Uninstalled and reinstall worked - only tried to clear cache before)
I froze GSF again, the only minor thing now is map timeline (sometimes it works) but I can live with out it.
Later edit - contracts tried to sync but failed.
sheikgr said:
Freeze again GSF. Go to Aurora Store and update Google Play Services. Unfreeze GSF. Restart.
Everything will work perfectly, push notifications, banks, location, everything. You will only get those Play certified notifications(which are different from the other that say "require an action"). You disable them and you have a 99.99% perfect phone.
Also if contacts sync doesn't work then just install again the contactssync.apk(after clearring cache,data and uninstalling the old one).
*Finally, everytime you open Maps it will say "you don't have play services" but you just press ok and everything works fine.
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I have a problem with apps which use Maps to show map inside them: these apps can get the map they need and there's the message "Play services are updating" in place of the map itself. One example is Tripadvisor, which can't show the map of a restaurant location nor get position.
Does this "Freeze. Update services. Unfreeze. Restart" solve this? Can you try and see if tripadvisor shows maps or can get position?
Thx
sheikgr said:
Freeze again GSF. Go to Aurora Store and update Google Play Services. Unfreeze GSF. Restart.
Everything will work perfectly, push notifications, banks, location, everything. You will only get those Play certified notifications(which are different from the other that say "require an action"). You disable them and you have a 99.99% perfect phone.
Also if contacts sync doesn't work then just install again the contactssync.apk(after clearring cache,data and uninstalling the old one).
*Finally, everytime you open Maps it will say "you don't have play services" but you just press ok and everything works fine.
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I tried to update play services after and unfreeze but in some apps I get "Play Services are updating" in place of maps. Does it happen to you too? Thx
My " owner mode" installed icebox is not able to freeze gsf, I had deleted all accounts to set up icebox.
Other apps freeze but not gsf
ptfuzi said:
My " owner mode" installed icebox is not able to freeze gsf, I had deleted all accounts to set up icebox.
Other apps freeze but not gsf
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You can use Huawei Multi-tool to freeze gsf, but notification is still not working for me.
Amowagou said:
You can use Huawei Multi-tool to freeze gsf, but notification is still not working for me.
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See here:
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Amowagou said:
You can use Huawei Multi-tool to freeze gsf, but notification is still not working for me.
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Yes If i freeze I get notifications
Hi,
On my Mate 30 Pro (4G) Lio-L29 C432 I cannot have in the same time Android Auto and Autofill with Google or apps related to google locations.
I can install Google services (Googlefier or other method) and Autofill with google works (I can see my passwords).
If I install Android Auto (old version), to run it needs the last version of Android Auto, and it makes update to the last one.
The last version of Android Auto needs the last version of Google Play Services.
The last version of Google Play Services blocks the Autofill with Google. Even it works, after restart I can not access the Passwords (error message:Unavailable because the device is offline).
If I block the Google Services Framework, the Android Auto and Autofill work but apps related to google locations doesn't work anymore.
Doesn`t matter the EMUI, it has the same error (EMUI 10.0 or 10.1 or 11)
Do you have any solution?
On my phone there are now:
-EMUi11.0 .0.175(C432E7R7P4)
- Android Auto v.6.1.610544
-Google Play Services 21.02.14
How to get notification without freezing GSF
Below is a third version of the guide (ok, it's 3.5). As of January, 15th I've added great finding by @Seresseran1. Thanks man! The below guide will provide you with fully working Google services, play store will work, push notifications will...
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You can try this method, and if you have time you can read through the thread
You might find more findings there
Btw my device also Mate 30 pro
Latest firmware .175
Working gms with latest gms version (update it through play store)
Working notifications
Working gps + accuracy
And I test android auto also running fine
But I didn't use it daily
Just test and uninstall
ahmadddea said:
How to get notification without freezing GSF
Below is a third version of the guide (ok, it's 3.5). As of January, 15th I've added great finding by @Seresseran1. Thanks man! The below guide will provide you with fully working Google services, play store will work, push notifications will...
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You can try this method, and if you have time you can read through the thread
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I have the files (from Indonesian guy) since yesterday and I am trying to solve the problem. Thanks.
I'm Indonesian but not yet try his method
Stick to 1st post on thread and I got everything working great and only once a week play protect error, after that delete data gsf and I'll have another week to go
Also I can safely update gms through playstore
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