Huawei Mate 30 and Mate X will ship without the Play Store and all other Google apps

06 September 2019
A new report confirms rumors we first heard at the end of last month.

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I'm just curious, what solid/stable/secure voice assistant would Huawei use on these devices now?

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    • mukhi
    • rJx
    • 07 Sep 2019

    Alice Deejay, 07 Sep 2019Exactly. The Mate series will die. Bloatwei will die.You never know. A lot of people including me are tired of Google's software indeed. Chrome itself is a memory hog. That being said Huawei should allow its users to freely uninstall the software they don't want. Only then will the Huawei solution look better.

      They should spur developing HengMeng OS.

      I wouldn't think too little of it, because the first Windows was also developed as a emergency plan like this by the team of three people

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        • Anonymous
        • atT
        • 07 Sep 2019

        Good. The faster It drops in price the faster i will buy It without Crapgle bloarware and spyware

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          • Anonymous
          • S0w
          • 07 Sep 2019

          This is great news if Huawei decides to cut back prices in the west substantially in order to compensate for the lack of Google play. This way we will get cheap and high quality devices on which we could install Google play ourselves.

            justtheotherguy, 07 Sep 2019it really wont bother them they will just have to root it a... moreI dont think it will be this simple and google apps like maps wont work even if you install an apk from web

              SHAZAMM, 07 Sep 2019so cant we just install te apk online???I dont think that will work

                One of the best phones of the year just became useless

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                  • Alice Deejay
                  • SXT
                  • 07 Sep 2019

                  Shadow Snypa786, 07 Sep 2019Funny how no Huawei fanboy has ever complained about Google... moreExactly.
                  The Mate series will die. Bloatwei will die.

                    Abdel., 07 Sep 2019Nice then the phone is going to be faster without Google bloatFunny how no Huawei fanboy has ever complained about Google Bloat ever but now all of a sudden this is their repsonse :D

                    You should be more worried about the Huawei bloat they add to their OS like their own their own store, hi care, hi health, tips,

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                      • gya
                      • 07 Sep 2019

                      I don't use ad-hell app YouTube, prefer to use web version after adblock. I don't use google maps, they are 2-3 years outdated, slow, has worst UI . I blocked google app on phone. There is absolutely necessary in that app for me in it (especially useless assistant). Only play store as apps installer. But it's easily can be replaced. Gmail app? There are much better apps too. Google apps are quite bad and useless last years so nothing bad to remove them at all

                        Nice then the phone is going to be faster without Google bloat

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                          • Anonymous
                          • DkW
                          • 07 Sep 2019

                          Just launch it with Harmony OS and we will run Android apps since it's supports Android Run Time

                          1. Browser : Any Chromium Based Browser

                          2. Drive : Microsoft One Drive / Amazon / Tencent
                          Cloud

                          3. Maps : Maps. Me/ Open Maps/ Garmin / TomTom/
                          any other open maps

                          4. Photos: Huaweis own cloud/ Amazon/Microsoft
                          /Flickr

                          5. Duo and Allo is cancelled :)

                          6. Mail: Microsoft Outlook / Proton / mail. Com/ail
                          client

                          7. YOUTUBE: YouTube Vanced with Micro G extension,
                          no need for play services And also New
                          Pipe etc.,

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                            • Anonymous
                            • gJt
                            • 07 Sep 2019

                            Anonymous, 07 Sep 2019LOL good finally some good newsI almost feel sorry for trolls like you....

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                              • Anonymous
                              • Ji$
                              • 07 Sep 2019

                              LOL good finally some good news

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                                • Anonymous
                                • ftK
                                • 07 Sep 2019

                                Wow, wow this isn't a good news at all, but I hope Huawei can resolve all issues with US Govt asap.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • bxb
                                  • 07 Sep 2019

                                  eventually there is a "clean" android phone commercially available in the market

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • 847
                                    • 07 Sep 2019

                                    NICE, less USA spyware and a cheaper good flagship phone!!! Waiting for the Mate 30.

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                                      • LaG
                                      • 07 Sep 2019

                                      I cry, Samsung become new apple and soon will end up with boring phones. I really awaited for this phone, I save money from month, almost 1 year.... But this phone is good as dead, except China.

                                        AverageUser, 07 Sep 2019I think the world will soon have third OS and it'll basical... moreI don't think so.

                                        Russia just laugh at China for copycat their Air Craft and crashed several times.