Get Android + Google Apps on Huawei Pura X – HarmonyOS Next

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Like promised I show you how to get #Android and #Google apps running on the #HuaweiPuraX and other #HarmonyOSNext devices.
As HarmonyOS 5.x aka Next does not ship with any Android Runtime or Container you need to rely on third party apps like Droitong or EasyAbroad to provide an Android Container and install and run apps.
Even though this solution sounds similiar to the GBox solution on previous HarmonyOS versions the underlying tech is totally different and does not require a virtual maschine as all Android apps are running on native hardware with the best possible integration into the system.

In this video I show you how to install Android Container support and how you can get apps and apk files installed. I also show you the differences between the two solutions as well as the limitations I ran into while using those.

Could you imagine running Android apps on HarmonyOS Next devices with those restrictions?
What can be improved in your opinion?

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49 Comments

  1. in pura x after installing all, whatsapp and gmail can have notifications? Thank you

  2. Is it better to sign when configuring the mobile with a huawei chinese account or european/British one? If the cjineese the apps (health/camera…) be in Chinese? Or if later when changing the sistem language to English they are translated …

  3. APKTool doesn't work. My version doesn't have the M in the name like yours. It cannot find aurora I downloaded. And everything is in Chinese in the apktool app.

  4. Will Google Photos app installed on Easy Abroad be able to access and sync local photos?

  5. Thank you so much for your video!! I’d like to know more about the stability of the apps. Have you experienced any issues? Bugs? Apps crashing?
    I lived in Shenzhen for 3 months at the end of last year and was always impressed by Huawei smartphones. I’d love to give HarmonyOS a try, but I do have concerns about G-apps and how well they work outside of China

  6. Hi, few weeks ago i was able to install apktool m on my harmonyos next using droidtong, but anymore, droidtong wont allow to install apktool m anymore, how do you install the apktool m on your harmonyos next, thanks

  7. You are really good. One question, on droid tong i find an app called Apktool with the same icon, but no "M" is it the same that you are using to download the Aurora store?

  8. Using a mate 70 pro plus in beta, can't get whatsapp messages notification alerts for messages, whatsapp calls come through fine 😮

  9. > Nuevo kernel es proprietario
    > Pierde compatibilidad nativa con aplicaciones Android por lo que los primeros años tendrán sequia tremenda de apps no chinas
    > Exclusivo a ARM y RISCV
    No creo que los gringos se estén perdiendo mucho, además de que todo el pais es fanático de la manzana.

  10. Cannot find a way of installiing Gboard or any other keyboard for that matter (I mean, it installs but there is no way of enabling in settings)

  11. Can regular Android WhatsApp chat history be fully ported over to HarmonyOS's Easy abroad or DroiTong version of WhatsApp? Thanks

  12. Hi is there any way you found to make Huawei health to work outside of China. I have the pura X and i have all variant's of the Huawei watches but when i open huawei heath to pair them i get the error this account isn't registered in the Chinese mainland and does not go forward. however the same id works well in my honor porche rsr 7 and x200 ultra. was hoping for a workaround. i cannot even get the phone to sync with my existing huawei data

  13. Can you try to install MicroG services instead of that app?
    Microg is hidden and you can install Android app without having an extra folder app.
    Let me know plesse if that works.
    Thanks.

  14. Hey on easy abroad can you crrate shortcuts to the apps? If so can you tell how?

  15. Hello, I speak to you from Peru, buy a Huawei Pira X en China, install easyabroad but I will be a problem I cannot receive notifications of the installed applications

  16. Hi, wenn ich bei Dir premium Supporter werde, könntest du mir dann bei der Einrichtung dieses Smartphones helfen ?