I myself have just purchased a Huawei P40 Pro or shall I say have upgraded from a Huawei P30 and given the huge differences between the devices both being hardware and software, when I look at my P30 and the Google Services I only ever noticed I used Google Maps (rare occasion) YouTube & Google Photos.
I have now been using the P40 Pro for a little over a week now and noticed my workarounds being Here We Go (haven't used just yet / Any tips will be appreciated), YouTube workaround is YouTube Vanced and Huawei Photo.
Are there any other suggestions out there for HMS apps but equally how has everyone found the new experience??
I have found that the assistant isn't too bad for something that seems to be in its infancy. Does all the basic stuff very well so far.
Tech_Droid1 said:
I myself have just purchased a Huawei P40 Pro or shall I say have upgraded from a Huawei P30 and given the huge differences between the devices both being hardware and software, when I look at my P30 and the Google Services I only ever noticed I used Google Maps (rare occasion) YouTube & Google Photos.
I have now been using the P40 Pro for a little over a week now and noticed my workarounds being Here We Go (haven't used just yet / Any tips will be appreciated), YouTube workaround is YouTube Vanced and Huawei Photo.
Are there any other suggestions out there for HMS apps but equally how has everyone found the new experience??
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It has taken a little while to get everything set up and working (or found an alternative) but I think I'm nearly there... I don't think the newer devices are for the layman just yet, but instead for a tech enthusiast who appreciates the hardware and understands how Android works.
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I recently found out that a device require widevine L1 to play copyrighted content in HD from streaming services like Netflix and so(no effect on YouTube). And it turns out redmi note 5 pro(whyred) is missing L1 it does have L3(used to play standard quality) and not only this device turns out a lot of devices including likes of one plus 5, pocophone etc have the same problem and to my knowledge this is not something that can be fixed with a software update it somehow related to hardware so i would like your thoughts on this particular issue and if there is any chance that it can be fixed.??
EDIT: Just found a modded version of Netflix with hd enabled don't know if it's fully functional (can't test now) but it's s temporary fix (the Netflix version is old) but here's the link
MediaFire:http://www.mediafire.com/file/i08g9us89xeu1xf/netflixlatest.hdonly.apk/file
CREDIT: Here's the link to the original thread
http://www.mediafire.com/file/i08g9us89xeu1xf/netflixlatest.hdonly.apk/file
NOTE: I am not in anyway associated with the making of the app all the credit is to the op of the above mentioned thread and i will not update this thread regardless of the future development of the modded version of Netflix
there is no way to enable L1 level security on this mobile.... Don't know about other country atleast in India we hardly use Netflix. All are busy in hotstar Jio tv Amazon prime and lastly netflix (very few people)
SunilSuni said:
there is no way to enable L1 level security on this mobile.... Don't know about other country atleast in India we hardly use Netflix. All are busy in hotstar Jio tv Amazon prime and lastly netflix (very few people)
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Well that could be their marketing strategy but still man it's a little bit upsetting knowing that the user don't have the ability to play videos in HD
So I'm happily using my P40 Pro (camera) is incredible but am wondering if I'm able to get Google play store on there to download apps like YouTube and Google photos. I used these on my last device fine which was a P30 Pro. Im not very technically minded.
What do you think this post is for? -> https://forum.xda-developers.com/hu...uide-method-to-install-google-mobile-t4120143
ive downloaded youtube vanced. works an absolute treat, can login to your usual google account and comes with perks you get on youtube premium
I want ti purchase the p50 pro, i would like to know if all Android apps are working on harmonyos? Including banks apps? Whatsapp, outlook notifications are working?
This is P40 Pro topic.
Try here:
Huawei P50 Pro
The Huawei P50 Pro is a 6.6" phone with a 1228x2700p resolution display. The Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 4G chipset is paired with 8/12GB of RAM and 128/256/512GB of storage. The main camera is 50+65+13+40MP and the selfie camera is 13MP. The battery has a 4360mAh capacity.
forum.xda-developers.com
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I want ti purchase the p50 pro, i would like to know if all Android apps are working on harmonyos? Including banks apps? Whatsapp, outlook notifications are working?
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some of that stuff works. Harmony is basically Android 10 fork. If something needs Google Services, it either won't work or install. I couldn't even get Youtube Vanced to install properly. The installer just hangs. After restarting the phone the app won't launch...
Any guide for gapps installation with harmony os?
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Any guide for gapps installation with harmony os?
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Android apps run without problems if they do not require google services. All videos for native installation of gms currently do not work on the P50 Pro.
I myself use GSpace and VMOS Pro and Youtube Vanced with microG. The notifications work fine, my banking app does not work.
Hello there,
I am desperately try to understand if the Xiaoxin Pad Pro 2021 (the one with snapdragon 870) is a good tablet or not, but more than that, I am trying to understand how it is sold from vendors.
This tablet in Europe is called Lenovo P12 and the base price is 899€ that, in my idea, is a little bit too much.
So I am checking chinese vendors that should sell this tablet with two options for the ROM: the chinese one and the (fake) global one.
As I understood, the chinese ROM has no play services while the global one has play services but has widevine L3 instead of L1.
So first of all: is it true?
Second question: I've seen a lot of video of people installing play services on the chinese ROM, and as it should be usable in English at least, what's the big deal on having chinese ROM? I mean: If I can install play services, If I can set english language, If I can have Netflix, Disney+ and PrimeVideo in HD (and dolby vision) what's the problem?
I am sorry if my questions sound stupid, but reading pages and pages of forum did not let me understand clealry the situazion
Thanks in advance
Ok here are the facts:
Global Hacked ROM is Widevine L3 and will receive no updates but has the benefit of supporting multiple languages. All streaming services will be in low bitrate and or SD.
The CN ROM supports English and Chinese only and is widevine L1. Netflix works in FHD (no HDR of any kind), Disney+ Works in FHD (no HDR of any kind), Prime Video runs low bitrate compared to many other tablets.
You can easily install google play store (services framework is already integrated into the ROM) by following the video below.
However there are some known issues
The Security Centre app is very strict at auto closing apps by default. This means you’ll likely not get notifications, calendar updates alarms etc. It can be configured to whitelist apps of your choosing and will then function as normal.
However there have been numerous reports of the Security App breaking when a users upgrades to ZUI13. I believe it is triggered if the user does a factory reset. (I have upgraded and not reset and all is working ok).
Some people are reporting losing their WideVine L1 certification at a hardware level (i.e. not within the Netflix app) out of the blue. We have not pinpointed why this is happening. (I still have widevine L1 but received a CN ROM and did not mess with it in anyway and let the tablet OTA as normal)
WIFI5 frequency range is set to Chinese. In many cases this means global routers are not able to connect via WIFI5. I had this issue and could only solve it by setting my routers region to Chinese. It has not negatively impacted any other devices on my network or speeds but you may want to bare this in mind if you are intended to travel often with the tablet.
In general the hardware is decent, with Nova Launcher replacing the stock launcher and using Streamo (there ethical considerations here, I am simply streaming UHD content I have paid/subbed to via other means as I am shut out of the official apps due to DRM) I am generally very happy with the tablet.
Lenovo Hardware Good, Lenovo Software and Support Sh!te. Would I recommend. Probably not.
Well thank you very very very much for this detailed report.
So, as I understand, basically you have a HDR capable display but nothing is using it... I can't understand why but as far as my major use would be watching Netflix, Disney and Prime Video.
PS What's Streamo? Never heard about it
Thank you again!
If you use Stremio you can watch 4k HDR, DV content no problem. No official streaming platform supports the 4k HDR on Android.
Another more expensive option is The XiaoXin Pad Pro 12.6 (And P12 Pro Globally) which supports FHD Dolby Vision as its a netflix approved device.
Having owned both the E4 AMOLED screen is much much better (to justify the price increase imo) than the 2021 Pad Pro 11".
so...can view youtube hdr content?
what if compare to xiaomi pad 5 pro?
Here's the deal. The second out of the box brand new Poco X4 pro 5g with EEA stock ROM is in my hands atm, there is a serious problem with this ROM. It's the newest MIUI 13.0.8 stable for EEA region. VR is simply broken, the Chrome browser VR functionality simply doesn't work (no video source found error, upon trying to play a video) as well as Google Cardboard app seems to be not connected in any way to other apps that could launch it, despite it being installed. VR services are installed too. Now I'm guessing it's the ROM in particular, because the Poco X3 Global ROM also based on Android 11 runs this without a problem.
Activity Launcher app found all VR items in the system but all are locked out and launching any of them results in a Java applet error. Launching "VR settings" returns an error about "lacking features to launch".
Any idea what am I facing? Vr videos blocked because of underpowered Snapdragon 695? I doubt it, as my old Redmi Note 7 pro runs VR without issues. Any help would be appreciated. I can provide more info if needed. Ask away.
I just wanted to let you know I am facing identical problems. My Poco X4 Pro 5g has the same issue with VR. I found that Youtube VR does work, but in other places I just get a fully black video with audio playing (head tracking, the on screen menu and controls do work). After installing the Google Cardboard apps still indicate I should install google cardboard.
I had this right out of the box, just installing all available updates.
I've tried changing the screen refresh rate, switching between "When device is in VR" reduce blur to reduce flicker and from buttons to the full screen display. None of it works.
I'm on MIUI Global 13.0.9 Stable 13.0.9.0(RKCEUXM)
Android: 11 RKQ1.211001.001
Model: 2201116PG
Hi, I observed same issues. With chrome I've got the no video source error and with firefox it was the black video with only playing audio. All other controls worked fine.
What I tried so far:
- installed google ar services(I have read somewere that they are necessary for WebXR) but am not sure that they are running.
- changed refresh rates from 60 to 120hz.
- installed more browsers, but most of them have the "no video source" issue.
- Enabled VR Helper in Settings
- Reinstalled Google VR Services and Cardboard App
I compared with another phone were it is working with same chrome version. I tried to reproduce it but and uninstalled cardboard and also vr services. With uninstalled cardboard it still keeps going. With uninstalled VR Services it shows the 360 view of the video but as I try to switch to vr mode chrome ask me to install VR Services.
Another thing is also strange. The old phone asked me for permission to use VR services but the new one does not. (Permission is enabled as "ask for it")
But, it feels like that there is something missing. Any, library or connection to cardboard api.
I have a Redmi 11 pro 5g and with no custom roms or similar currently.
MIUI 13.0.3.0 SKCZUXM
Android 12: SKG1.211006.001
Modell: 2201116SG