Hi - i was just over in China and saw a phone i really liked. Unfortunately it does not support google store. Is does support the AT&T and LTE bands in the US though so i was wondering if i could actually use it in the US without Google store? Would anyone know if this is feasible?
I apologize in advance If this is a daft question
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It's a China Mobile phone that I brought to the United States. I was wondering if there was any way to get Google Play Store onto the phone.
I did a little research online but I have very little experience in rooting phones and installing the apks. Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks!
cluo40 said:
It's a China Mobile phone that I brought to the United States. I was wondering if there was any way to get Google Play Store onto the phone.
I did a little research online but I have very little experience in rooting phones and installing the apks. Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks!
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China's phones are using snapdragon and their bootloader is locked down by Samsung, thus preventing any development from commencing. You can just try to install Google play as an apk, but if that doesn't work I suggest you to return it and buy the phone again from USA.
does anyone know if the store demo units have the same capabilities as any other phone bought at a retail store I know a guy whose selling his old one from his store but I don't know if will have all the same hardware. definitely need the capabilities of making phone calls and text and internet etc
crashpsycho said:
does anyone know if the store demo units have the same capabilities as any other phone bought at a retail store I know a guy whose selling his old one from his store but I don't know if will have all the same hardware. definitely need the capabilities of making phone calls and text and internet etc
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Looking at the below thread it seems to be possible to flash stock firmware. Although might be worth reading more to see if there is any regional differences that mean its not possible.
https://www.reddit.com/r/samsung/comments/4ijyte/removing_retail_software_from_s7_live_demo_unit/
Hey, I live in the US and want the 6 GB ram model, but I'm concerned that I'll get a version that might have an issue side loading google play services and the rest of the google suite- does anyone have any insight into this?
Thanks!
You can change the firmware to European on that have google pre installed,but you need to pay 30$ for this service , check Funkyhuawei thread.
Hey guys I'm considering buying the nex and I live in the united States. I'm curious on how it runs here and if your able to get Google services and download APKs?
Mackmiller974 said:
Hey guys I'm considering buying the nex and I live in the united States. I'm curious on how it runs here and if your able to get Google services and download APKs?
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My nex from China is no problem to get google services and down APKs.
Mackmiller974 said:
Hey guys I'm considering buying the nex and I live in the united States. I'm curious on how it runs here and if your able to get Google services and download APKs?
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Hell yes! If possible buy the Indian version, it comes with pre installed Gapps.
Buy Indian version
I have the indian version as im from India, and its an excellent phone.
Phones from china dont usally have google services installed so i recommend to get it from India, as all services are installed.
Unfortunately I was only able to order Chinese version? I had to go with gearbest... What sucks is they put the Global 845 version up for only 110$ more after I bought the phone. I tried to cancel order but it already shipped.
Mackmiller974 said:
Unfortunately I was only able to order Chinese version? I had to go with gearbest... What sucks is they put the Global 845 version up for only 110$ more after I bought the phone. I tried to cancel order but it already shipped.
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You wanna my opinion
It is not actually the global version ?
It is the Chinese version and they installed google
play service ??
rowihel2012 said:
You wanna my opinion
It is not actually the global version
It is the Chinese version and they installed google
play service
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Lol I managed to find out that vivo public account info. I just hope it works
Mackmiller974 said:
Hey guys I'm considering buying the nex and I live in the united States. I'm curious on how it runs here and if your able to get Google services and download APKs?
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I'm in the US on T-Mobile (sim1) and att (sim2) no issues although I had to fix apn cuase the auto assigned on did have a couple of settings for my T-Mobile SIM. As for the Google play it's works just fine, just take note it's not certified device so some apks you'll have side load ie Netflix etc. etc.
Vivo account is pretty annoying and so is the default luncher. I switched mine to Nova and got a vivo an account made from the seller I got it from.
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Lol I managed to find out that vivo public account info. I just hope it works
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Share the account with me please ?
r32inc said:
I'm in the US on T-Mobile (sim1) and att (sim2) no issues although I had to fix apn cuase the auto assigned on did have a couple of settings for my T-Mobile SIM. As for the Google play it's works just fine, just take note it's not certified device so some apks you'll have side load ie Netflix etc. etc.
Vivo account is pretty annoying and so is the default luncher. I switched mine to Nova and got a vivo an account made from the seller I got it from.
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Does VoLTE work by any chance?
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Does VoLTE work by any chance?
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Nope. Calls bounce back to 3g service.
Hi everyone. I read few post about the EML-AL00 (chinese version). It is right now available for the same price than the international version on Amazon US (L29). But the chinese version comes with 6GB of RAM instead of 4.
I would like to get this phone for my wife but I need to know what will work and what will not.
- T-Mobile 4G
- T-Mobile LTE
- Google Pay
- Android Auto
- Wifi Calling
- VOLTE
- ...
How about updates with that version ?
Basically, as I am not a nerd, I don't want to to rebranded the phone or anything like that, but I do think than 6GB makes a lot of difference in term of fluidity. I know the P20pro could be the the one to go but it's still pricey and the form factor is not the same. THe P20 seems to have a perfect size.
Is your advise is to forget about the Chinese version because it will be a painful experience to use in the US and go with the L29 instead ?
Thanks already!
Hi!
You will have 4G, calling, and all of this, but chinise versions dont have Google Play Services, but you can get Play Store from inthernet, by searching with default browser.
News system will be in Chinise, all of this things will be in Chinise country, nothing for European peoples.
Sorry for my english, i think you understand what i tell you. ?
Hi,
I have the EML-AL00 (Chinese) model and was using it in Australia.
As I'm not in the US, I can't speak for T-Mobile usability. Judging by the network bands it has with T-Mobile, it has bands 2, 4, 5 and 12, but missing bands 66 and 71, so in theory it might work. But I can't guarantee anything here.
However, the device does come with Google Play Services preinstalled, the Google Play Store itself is the only thing missing for some reason. So you just have to install the Play Store apk and you'll be good to go in this regard. The device is Google Play Certified, so Android Auto, Google Pay all work normally. VoLTE was working for me in Australia as well.
Unfortunately, since it's the Chinese version, there are a few restrictions compared to the international variant, such as inability to change the launcher and uninstallable Chinese bloatware . But upside is that it is the first variant to receive software updates; it is currently on stable Android 10 .
I hope this helped you!
dkinc2003 said:
Hi,
I have the EML-AL00 (Chinese) model and was using it in Australia.
As I'm not in the US, I can't speak for T-Mobile usability. Judging by the network bands it has with T-Mobile, it has bands 2, 4, 5 and 12, but missing bands 66 and 71, so in theory it might work. But I can't guarantee anything here.
However, the device does come with Google Play Services preinstalled, the Google Play Store itself is the only thing missing for some reason. So you just have to install the Play Store apk and you'll be good to go in this regard. The device is Google Play Certified, so Android Auto, Google Pay all work normally. VoLTE was working for me in Australia as well.
Unfortunately, since it's the Chinese version, there are a few restrictions compared to the international variant, such as inability to change the launcher and uninstallable Chinese bloatware . But upside is that it is the first variant to receive software updates; it is currently on stable Android 10 .
I hope this helped you!
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hello there, my friend has the same EML-AL00 device, is it possible to install global ROM to this? it has android 10 emui 10 Chinese ROM for now