Huawei P40 Pro's biggest problem has FINALLY been ...

HUAWEI fans have reason to cheer as arguably the biggest problem with the brilliant P40 Pro flagship has now been solved. HuaweiP40Probiggestprobablyhasfinallybeensolved-here'swhatyouneedtoknow(Image:HUAWEI•GETTY)SignupforFREEforthebiggestnewreleases,reviewsandtechhacksSUBSCRIBEInvalidemailWeuseyoursign-uptoprovidecontentinwaysyou'veconsentedtoandtoimproveourunderstandingofyou.Thismayincludeadvertsfromusand3rdpartiesbasedonourunderstanding.Youcanunsubscribeatanytime.MoreinfoHuaweihassomestunningflagshipsmartphonesinitsline-up,whichusuallywouldberecommendedwithoutreservation.ButasweexplainedinourreviewoftheP40Proearlierthisyear,thereisonecolossalproblemholdingbackthelatestofferingsfromtheChinesegiant.Andthat'sthelackofsupportforGoogleapps.HuaweioffersP30ProownersanenticingreasontoupgradeIsHuawei'snewphonereallyenoughtoconvinceYOUtoditchGoogle?Foroverayear,theUnitedStatesgovernmenthasbeenclampingdownonHuawei,puttingpressureontheShenzhen-basedfirmamidDonaldTrump'songoingtradewarwithChina.SinceMay2019,HuaweihasbeenonthetradeblacklistknownastheEntityLis,whichblocksUScompaniesfromdoingbusinesswithcompaniesonthelist.Asaresult,Googleapps–likeYouTube,GoogleMaps–notbeingavailableonnewHuaweidevicesstraightoutofthebox.Notonlythat,butGoogleservices–liketheGooglePlayStore,whichhousesahugenumberofAndroidapps,likeFacebookandInstagram,eBooks,movierentalsandmore.TheP30ProwasoneofthelastHuaweidevicestohaveaccesstopopularGoogleservices,includingtheGooglePlayStore.ButnewerdevicessuchastheP40ProandtheMate40Prohavetodowithout.Asaresult,Huaweihasre-releasedtheP30ProfollowingthelaunchoftheP40Pro–despitethelatterboastingabettercameraandfasterprocessor.READMORE:Huaweirevealsnextsmartphonelaunch,butAndroidfansshouldavoidHuaweiP30Proteases'dual-viewvideo'featureHuaweitoreplaceAndroidwithHarmonyOS-isP30orP40Profirstup?ThereareworkaroundstogetthePlayStorebackonrecentlyreleasedHuaweidevices,whilethePetalSearchalsohelpsHuaweifansfindWesternappsnotontheAppGallery.AndnowthereisanothersolutionHuaweifanscanturntoiftheywanttogetGoogleandotherpopularWesternappsontheirshinynewsmartphone.Asrevealedinapostby9to5Google,GooglefierisanewappwhichmakesiteasiertoinstalltheGoogleappstheP40Proismissingouton.Theappprovidesstep-by-stepinstructionsforinstallingGoogleappsonHuaweiorHonordeviceswithouttheneedtoconnecttoyourPC.It'simportanttopointouttheGooglefierrunsonEMUI10,butnotonEMU11atthemoment.Whichmeans–asitstands–itisn'tcompatiblewiththeupcomingMate40Prorightnow.Andit'salsoimportanttobearinmindthatGooglefier,whichisthebrainchildofXDAforumsmemberbender_007,isnotanofficiallylicensedapp.GoogleappsarenoweasiertoinstallonHuaweidevicesthaneverbefore(Image:GOOGLE)Soitdoesn'tofferthesamelevelofsupportandprotectionastheofficialGooglePlayStore.As9to5Googleexplained:"It’sworthnotingearlyonthatthismethodisnotentirelylegitimateandisnotthesameasproperGooglesupport,nordowerecommendanybutthemosttech-savvypersonoutthererelyonGooglefiertogetthePlayStoreandGMSonanuncertifiedHuaweiorHonordevice."YouarestillbetteroffrelyingonHuawei’sHMScore,andtheAppGalleryforasaferexperiencethatisfreefromissues—althoughwithamoresubstantiallackof'true'accesstomanyofyourfavouriteapps.ThisiseffectivelyanunofficialwayofinstallingMGSondevicesthatdonotshipwithGoogleappspre-installed."Inothernews,rumourshaveemergedthatSamsunghasrecentlyreceivedapprovalfromtheUStosupplydisplayspanelspartstooneoftheirbiggestcustomers-Huawei.OverthesummertheUSannouncedtheywereextendingtheirtradebanonHuawei,meaninganyfirmthatproducesacomponentwithanyformofAmericantechinitneededapprovalbeforesupplyingthesepartstotheP40ProandP30Promakers.ThestrongarmmovehasimpactedtheKirinchipsetsthatHuaweiusesonitsphone,andthefirmhasreportedlybeenstockpilingpartswhiletheytryandfindasolutiontothisproblem.ButthereportsofHuaweiatleastbeingabletostillcontinuetogetsomeoftheircrucialparts,whichReutersreportedon,fromSamsungwillatleastgivetheShenzhen-basedfirmabitofareprieve.HuaweilaunchesnewMacBookAirlookalikebutpoweredbyWindows10HuaweiwantsmillionstoupdatetoitsAndroidrivalamidGooglebanHuaweitakesaimatSonyandBosewithnewnoise-cancellingheadphonesHuaweiGetNetflixandSkyTVchannelsforjust£6amonth,thankstoBTYahooMailDOWN:ServerstatuslatestashugeoutagehitsGmailrivalThisnastyAndroidmalwarewithlinkstoRussiacanrecordyourlocationYouTubesuperstarsissuescamwarning:AvoidthistricktryingtostealyourmoneyLatestAmazonscamthreatenstolockyouraccountforever,andit'seasytobefooledBestBTBroadbandDeals(April2022)GetTheUltimateDiscountOnYourInternetBillDisney+confirmshugeexpansiontorivalNetflixaheadofupcomingpriceriseUnhappywithyourbroadband?YoucanunlockrecordREFUNDSundernewrulesBBCjustdelayeditsHighDefinitionupgradeforALLFreeviewusersuntil2023Getafreegiftworth£139whenyouorderOnePlus10Pro5GtodayITVannouncedfreshdetailsaboutitsstreamingservicetorivalNetflixandPrimeVideoBombasticKindleUnlimiteddealreturns:UnlockthousandsofebooksforonelowfeeTimetosellyourPlayStation?Samsung4KTVswillsoonstreamblockbustervideogamesAppleWatchSeries6dropstolowesteverprice–save£90inAmazonsaletodayBestVirginMediaBroadbandDeals:UnlockHugeDiscountsOnFibreInternetWhatsAppwarning:BewareofdangerousnewCadburyscamthatcoul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