Huawei users have been seeing how over time the phones of the Asian manufacturer made broad strokes thanks to HarmonyOS and the AppGallery store. Google services are fundamental for many of them, and can be used if you want thanks to the different methods that have appeared.
Installing applications outside the Play Store is viable, especially if you have the Aurora Store, an alternative store and one of the most important. Next to it an interesting tool up to now is GSpace, with the ability to emulate utilities such as Gmail, YouTube, as well as other apps from the Mountain View firm.
currently exists a new way to have the Play Store on Huawei without Google Services, also improving the aforementioned, removing the annoying advertising. GBox, as it is called, is a program with which to work and thanks to it to have any Google utility in the foreground.
What is GBox?
The draft GBox was born so that any Huawei user can have any Google application without the need for Google services. It is a program with a simple interface, it is also attractive and easy to use, as indicated by the company itself on its official website.
GBox does not include any advertising, therefore it provides the client with a unique experience, having the basics at first glance, such as the apps. The installation of them will go to the desktop, they will show the GBox symbol once you do it in the lower right corner, which is with the utility that will be opened by emulation.
This project starts almost all Google applications, including Google Photos, Google Drive, Gmail, YouTube, Google Docs, Google Calendar and more. It is one of the utilities that you will get a good deal out of, being able to coexist if you want with GSpace, as well as without it if you prefer to use only it.
First step, download GBox
Downloading GBox will be easy, for this you just have to access the AppGallery of your Huawei device, application store of your terminal. The tool is available in it, serving anyone who has a terminal from the manufacturer Huawei, who can install it from this official source and under no danger, another option would be to download the official GBox page, which is another of the options on the table.
The utility does not weigh much, specifically 64,5 MB, it also contains the basics to start working, it also usually recommends the most used apps, including Docs, Drive, YouTube, Sheets, Slides, OneDrive, WhatsApp, Duolingo and even others like Steam, Disney+ and SoundCloud, among others.
After downloading it you have an interface with white and green tonesIt will also allow you to control notifications, for this you have to click on the button visible above the apps, the one that says "Control". After pressing, several options appear, enable all of them and close the application again.
Install apps from GBox
Installing apps with GBox is really easy, with just a few clicks you will have any of the utilities in the first window. Launching a service will be just as easy, so don't be afraid if you want to install as many utilities as you want, showing up on the desktop with the GBox icon.
GBox has been evolving, including a very useful function, such as cloning applications, it will use those installed on your phone, valid if you want to use two WhatsApp applications, Facebook and more. Phone manufacturers have decided to include this naturally, but if you did not have it, it is valid through it.
To install applications from GBox, perform the following steps:
- Launch the app after downloading and installing, give it all relevant permissions to be able to work with her
- After opening it, you will see the main window, to proceed with the installation of any
- Click on the one you want to install, click on it immediately and "Sign in to Google Play", do this with your credentials, it is quite necessary if you want to work with it, it will ask for your permission and confirm with the email
- Hit "I accept" and once the Play Store loads, hit "Install"
- It will tell you if you want to add the app to the home screen, confirm to have it on hand
- And that's it, it's that easy and simple to install applications with GBox, a utility that emulates the Play Store
Always grant permissions on GBox
If after showing you the permissions you have not granted it, you will also have this in the app settingsTherefore, it is convenient that you know how to do it. This utility created by Virtual Cube is one more option on the table for those people who own a Huawei phone who want to install programs that are not compatible by default, at least those of Google.
A permission is always positive in those apps that you use often, if you do it with GBox it will be the same, you can remove or put this inside it. The utility at the moment has the necessary apps, which are usually the ones that are used often on any smartphone under the Android operating system.
To grant the corresponding permissions, you must follow these steps:
- Open GBox on your phone, you will have it in one of the installation windows, shows a "G" in green
- After opening it, go to the main window and click on the three horizontal lines in the upper right part
- Click on "Configure" and it will open all the available options of the well-known application created by Virtual Cube
- In the "Conventional" section, just below it will tell you "Permission settings", click on it
- The first of them, "Necessary permissions" will appear the word "Enable", after pressing it will tell you that if you want to allow the use, click "Allow" and wait for this to take effect
- And that's it, it's that simple to grant permission to an application