This process is getting simpler and more, and following one of the existing videos, you will certainly be able to install the GMS on your Huawei in one of the first attempts.
The videos are good for executing the process, but they are not very good for learning and understanding the process.
That said, in the Huawei Portugal community on Facebook, one of the members took the trouble to systematically organize in the text all the steps necessary to install the GMS on Huawei devices that do not bring them back and help as soon as for whatever reason difficulties with videos.
How to install GMS on Huawei non-GMS EMUI 10 devices (Android 10)
- You will need a USB-C or micro-USB flash drive (depending on the type of port on your device).
- This method has a high success rate as long as you follow the instructions to the letter.
- The method is a little extensive so it is recommended that you keep the mouse cursor over the step you are in, so that you always know what you need to do next, otherwise it is easy to get confused.
- This guide is based on a method developed by a user in Indonesia which was later translated into Spanish by this user and finally replicated by our friend ” This is on? /// Rui Tukayana ”. Thank you, Rui!
- Throughout the guide, you mustn’t confuse the “minimize” instruction (which means returning to the “home screen” without closing an application), with the “close” instruction (which implies closing the application, making it stop “running”).
- It is recommended that you fully charge the device battery before starting this procedure.
Necessary preparation
Pen drive preparation:
1. Download the file for Android 10 available in the video description.
2. Copy the downloaded .zip file to the main directory of your flash drive.
3. Extract the contents of the .zip file to the main directory of your flash drive. If you choose to carry out this step using your smartphone, you must click and hold on the .zip file, then click on “more”
(lower right corner) → “Extract to” → “Current directory”.
4. Go to “Files” → “USB drive” → “ANDROID10” → Step 1 → long-press the file “Huawei.zip” → “⠇” → “Extract to” → “Current directory”.
5. Long press on the folder you just extracted (“Huawei”) → at the bottom of the screen click on “Copy” → in the bottom right corner click on “Another location” → “USB drive” → click on “Paste” (bottom corner right).
A pop-up “The Huawei folder already exists will appear. Match?” → select “Apply to all” → press “Combine”
Device preparation:
1. Reset the smartphone: “Settings” → “System and updates” → “Reset” → “Reset phone” → “Reset settings” → “Reset”. (Wait for the smartphone to reset to its factory settings and restart).
2. If you have already tried to install Google services (unsuccessfully), your smartphone will not be able to restore the factory settings, so you must first go to: “Settings” → “Applications” → “Applications” → “⠇” → “Show processes system”.
Then type “goo” in the search bar and uninstall all applications that result from the search so that you can reset the smartphone to its original settings. Alternatively, you can simply reset the device from recovery (if you know how to do it).
3. Follow the necessary steps to configure the smartphone until you can access the “Home screen”. (In this step, it is advisable that, on the “Import data” screen, choose the option “Configure as new device”. If you want to import data, you can do this after installing Google services.
4. Make sure your smartphone is connected to the internet, preferably to a Wi-Fi network.
5. Be sure to run the colon below unless you are sure that your device has the required version of the “Backup” app.
6. Uninstall the “Backup” application: Go to:
“Settings” → “Applications” → “Applications” → “⠇” → “View system processes” → “Backup” → “Uninstall”. – Go to “Files” → “USB drive” → “ANDROID10” → “Step 1” and install applications numbered 1 to 2.
[quads id=2]Installing Google services (GMS):
1. Go to “Settings” → “System and updates” → “Backup and restore” → “Backup” → “External storage” → “USB storage” → click on the text immediately below “Restore from backup security ”→“ Restore ”→ enter the password that appears under“ Password suggestion ”→“ Ok ”→“ Finish ”. After the restoration is completed, check that the application with the icon (hereinafter “LZ Play”) is on the “Home screen”.
2. Go to “Files” → “USB drive” → “ANDROID10” → “Step 2” → and install the application “(0) Quick Shortcut Maker.apk” → minimize.
3. On the “Home screen” open the “LZ Play” application → “Activate” → “Grant” → close the application. → open the application again and click on the blue button at the bottom of the screen → minimized.
4. Go to “Files” → “USB drive” → “ANDROID10” → “Step 2” → install applications numbered “1”, “2”, “3”, “4”, “5”, “6” ( when installing each application always press “Finish” – do not open the applications) → minimize.
5. On the “Home Screen” open the “Quick Shortcut Maker” application → select “Google Account Manager” → a list with several options will appear to → select the option “Enter E-mail and Password” (note that there are two options “Enter E-mail and Password”, and you must select the first of the two) → “Try” → “⠇” (top right corner) → “Login to the browser” →
Enter the e-mail address of the google account you want to add → “Next” → enter the password.
6. When entering the password, one of two scenarios will occur: (A) the application will be loading indefinitely, or (B) an error message “Could not log in” will appear. It doesn’t matter, the two scenarios work. → minimize
7. Before performing this step, read step 8 !!! Go to “Files” → “USB drive” → “ANDROID10” → Step 3 → install the application contained in the folder (“Google services framework”). → “Finish”.
8. This step must be performed immediately after installing the “Google services framework” app before error notifications start to appear, otherwise, the process will fail and you will have to start again from the “Device preparation” section of this guide.
→ Go to the open applications and open the “Quick Shortcut Maker” app window → (A) If, in point “6.” faced with scenario (A), the app will return to the “Try” screen (B) If, at point “6.” if you encounter the scenario (B), press the “Next” button (at the bottom of the screen) → the app will return to the “Try” screen. → Close the app. You can see that the Google account has already been added to the device under “Settings” → “Accounts and users” → “Google”.
9. Open the “Play Store” and install the “Device Id” application developed by “VTechSevi”. The application may take a while to install because first, the google services will have to download some automatic updates.
During the process, the “Play Store” can close on its own (which may occur more than once). If this happens, open it again and go to the “Device Id” app page and wait for it to finish installing. → You do not need to open the application (installing it serves only the purpose of ensuring that Google services perform the necessary updates. You can install any other application.
The result will be the same.) → Close all open applications.
10. Go to “Settings” → “Applications” → “Applications” → type “goo” in the search bar → select the “Google Play Services” app → press “Force stop” as many times as necessary to make the button dim ( Greyed-out) → press “Uninstall” (make sure the “Force stop” button remains grayed out) → when the uninstall app closes all applications.
11. Go to “Files” → “USB drive” → “ANDROID10” → “Step 4” → install the application contained in the folder → Close all applications.
12. Go to Settings → “Applications” → “Applications” → “⠇” → “View system processes” → type “goo” in the search bar → select “Google services framework” → “Storage” → “Clear Cache” → “Delete data” → Return to the previous screen → select “Force stop” as many times as the button is grayed out → “Uninstall” (make sure the “Force stop” button remains grayed out) → close all applications.
13. Go to “Files” → “USB drive” → “ANDROID10” → “Step 3” → install the application (“Google services framework”). → minimize
14. In the “Home screen” press and hold the “Device Id” application and select “Uninstall” → the application will be uninstalled.
15. Open the “Play Store”. If the Play Store has an error, wait for it to disappear (sometimes this process can take a few minutes. You can click the “Try again” button. You can also close the Play Store and reopen it as many times as needed.
The important thing is to wait for the Play Store to work again. If, after 5 minutes, the error persists, restart the device and open the Play Store – the error will disappear). → Install the “Device Id” application developed by “VTechSevi”. The application may take a while to install because first, the google services will have to download some automatic updates.
During the process, the “Play Store” can close on its own (which may occur more than once). If this happens, open it again and go to the “Device Id” app page and wait for it to finish installing.
16. Go to “Settings” → “Applications” → “Applications” → enter “goo” in the search bar → select “Google Play Services” → select “Force stop” as many times as the button is grayed out → “Uninstall ”→ close all applications.
17. Go to “Files” → “USB drive” → “ANDROID10” → “Step 5” → install the application. Error notifications can come back, or not. 18. Open the “Play Store”. If the “Play Store” has a “Sign in” button, do not click “Sign in” !!! → Close the Play Store and reopen it until it loads normally → Install the “Google Play Games” app. → If you can open the app correctly and access the “Profile” page (without error notifications), then the process will be completed and you will be able to use Google Services without restrictions on your device.
[quads id=2]Wrapping Up
Uninstall the “LZ Play”, “Device Id” apps and, if you don’t want to add more Google accounts to the device, you can still uninstall the “Quick Shortcut Maker” app.
19. If you are unable to open the “Google Play Games” app correctly (and error notifications persist) don’t despair! → go back to step 10 . of this guide (as many times as it takes to be successful). IMPORTANT: from now on, in step 12. do not “clear the cache” or “delete the data” from the “Google services framework” application.
BONUS ROUND: How to add a second Google account to your device:
1. Go to “Settings” → “Applications” → “Applications” → “⠇” → “View system processes” → type “goo” in the search bar → select “Google services framework” → select “Force stop” → as many times as are enough for the button to be dimmed → “Uninstall” → close all applications.
2. Complete steps 5., 6., 7., and 8. of the “Installing Google services (GMS)” section of this guide, using the new account you want to add. Error notifications will come back.
3. You can verify that the account has already been added to the device under “Settings” → “Accounts and users” → “Google”
4. If you have not yet uninstalled the “Device Id” app, do it now.
5. Go to “Settings” → “Applications” → “Applications” → type “goo” in the search bar → select the “Google Play Services” app → press “Force stop” as many times as the button is grayed out ( greyed-out) → press “Uninstall” → when the app uninstalls close all applications.
6. Go to “Files” → “USB drive” → “ANDROID10” → “Step 4” → install the application contained in the folder → Close all applications.
7. Go to Settings → “Applications” → “Applications” → “⠇” → “Show system processes” → type “goo” in the search bar → select “Google services framework” → select “Force stop” as many times as needed so that the button is grayed out → “Uninstall” → close all applications. (Note that you should not clear the cache or application data)
8. Go to “Files” → “USB drive” → “ANDROID10” → “Step 3” → install the application (“Google services framework”). → minimize
9. Open the “Play Store”. If the Play Store has an error, wait for it to disappear (sometimes this process can take a few minutes. You can click the “Try again” button. You can also close the Play Store and reopen it as many times as needed.
The important thing is to wait for the Play Store to work again. If, after 5 minutes, the error persists, restart the device and open the Play Store – the error will disappear). → Click on the icon corresponding to the 1st Google account (in the upper right corner of the “Play Store” and select the 2nd account (which you just added) → Install the “Device Id” application developed by “VTechSevi”. The application may take some time a little bit to install because google services will first have to download some automatic updates.
During the process, the “Play Store” can close on its own (which may occur more than once). If this happens, open it again and go to the “Device Id” app page and wait for it to finish installing.
10. Go to “Settings” → “Applications” → “Applications” → enter “goo” in the search bar → select “Google Play services” → select “Force stop” as many times as the button is grayed out → “Uninstall ”→ close all applications.
11. Go to “Files” → “USB drive” → “ANDROID10” → “Step 5” → install the application. Error notifications can come back, or not.
12.Uninstall the “Device Id” application
13. Open the “Play Store”. If the “Play Store” displays a “Sign in” button, do not click “Sign in” !!! → Close the Play Store and reopen it until the indication disappears → make sure you have the new one account selected in the “Play Store” and install the “Device Id” app → close all applications.
14. Open the “Google Play Games” app → Go to the “Profile” page and select the second Google account. If the app works correctly, the process is complete. Otherwise (if the app doesn’t open correctly and error notifications return), go back to step # 5 of this section.
(Note: that you must, however, ensure that you have the new account selected in the playstore until you have completed the process, that is until Google Play Games works correctly and error notifications disappear).
15. If you want to add other Google accounts to your device, follow the instructions in this section of the guide again.
16. Note that if you change your Google account password later, you will need to remove it from your device and add it again.
These are the necessary files. Copy the correspondent to the USB.
