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Need help with Huawei P30 Pro VOG-AL00

Hey guys
I have ordered a Huawei P30 pro VOG-AL00 from China. I just want to know what apps I wouldn't be able to use.
Some of my friends are telling me I won't be able to install whatsapp or facebook on the phone since it is the chinese variant, which does not make sense. I have searched the forums and found out that I will not be able to install play store which is fine. I normally install my apps via APKs anyway. Would I still be able to use Gmail? or youtube through the website? I can still download APKs and install them on the phone, right?
Thank you

So far I know, you can install google play from App Gallery and after that you should be able to install and run the Apps from play store.
But if you live in China, you need VPN to be able to do that.

P30 pro w/ china apps and w/o google apps

Hi guys,
I bought a P30 pro new in the box but i think it imported. I installled google play store via apk, but i can't figure how to get google feed, instead of "Hiboard". I tried to remove all china apps, but there are some that it's impossible to uninstall. Is there a way to get a "stock NA rom" ? i'm stuck with lot of china crap like weird keyboard that i can't remove, etc.
Thanks in advance.

Still no new Google Photos features?

I have an S10 (exynos, sigh).
And although there have been two play Store Google Photo updates since the new heat map feature was released, I don't have this feature in the Google Photos app.
I have tried:
- Restarting phone
- removing Google Account and readding
- uninstalling GPhotos updates (it comes preinstalled, so can't uninstall completely without rooting)
- clearing data and cache
(MANY combinations of the above, sometimes all of the steps)...nothing makes Google Photos look updated.
My wife's Huawei P30 Pro got the new features almost same day as to Google announcing the feature.
My secondary Huwaei P20 Pro also does NOT have the new features...could it possibly have something to do with my Google Account??
Thanks in advance for any pointers (as I really want to use that new Google Photos feature)

Update:
My Google account seems to be the problem... IPhone XS, P20 pro, Galaxy S8, Xiaomi Mi Mix 3
All show the "old" Google photos app.
But if I create a new Google account, BAM, new features on.
Anyone know why?

Question MIUI phone, contacts and app search

I have swaped my broken mi 10 Ultra for a mi 11 Ultra global.
Happy so far but missing mainly 3 things from the .eu rom.
Phone app (record call etc)
Contacts app
Spotlight search (app vault)
The Google discover search when I swipe on the home screen feels really useless since I only use the search for find my rarely used apps quick.
Tried install xiaomi phone and contacts from apk mirror but they crash upon launch.
Is there any substitute for this? Or is it recommended to just unlock bootloader and then flash .eu rom?
Thanks

Chipsadin said:
I have swaped my broken mi 10 Ultra for a mi 11 Ultra global.
Happy so far but missing mainly 3 things from the .eu rom.
Phone app (record call etc)
Contacts app
Spotlight search (app vault)
The Google discover search when I swipe on the home screen feels really useless since I only use the search for find my rarely used apps quick.
Tried install xiaomi phone and contacts from apk mirror but they crash upon launch.
Is there any substitute for this? Or is it recommended to just unlock bootloader and then flash .eu rom?
Thanks
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For contacts you can check the link below, also if works for you, please give us a feedback.
[App][Google Contacts] How to sync Google Contacts in MIUI 12 CN
Hi everybody, I will describe the process that worked on my Mi 11 Ultra with MIUI 12.5.4 (CN version) to enable Google Contacts Sync and I was able to sync my contacts from my Google account with my Mi 11 Ultra. Download Google Contacts Sync...
forum.xda-developers.com

Question Is Smart Switch able to transfer .apk installed Apps to the new phone together with its settings?

Hi, is Smart Switch able to transfer .apk installed apps (ie. Apps not installed from Google Play store and not from Galaxy store) to the new phone together with its settings?
I want to move from a Galaxy s20 to a new Galaxy S23 phone. Regards

chris247 said:
Hi, is Smart Switch able to transfer .apk installed apps (ie. Apps not installed from Google Play store and not from Galaxy store) to the new phone together with its settings?
I want to move from a Galaxy s20 to a new Galaxy S23 phone. Regards
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Unfortunately not. The app is downloaden from Google Play store.
I used Swift backup with root to backup / restore also the data (settings)