My experience with Youtube, Gmail and other Google apps on my Huwei P40 Pro.

[xTlex]

I've had my P40 Pro pro for about a month or so, and I'm loving. I'm starting this thread to show you what's like to use Google Services on.

I am using the shortcut that you can create through Huawei's Petal Search for Youtube, I have enabled notifications and it's hardly noticeable anymore. And using Huawei's default app for Gmail, which even though at first I thought I wouldn't use, I gave it a try and love it.

Attaching some screenshots to make it more clear.

Feel free to share thoughts and questions.

 

[Kizzy Catwoman]

I got a loan device for review on Thursday. It has been hard for me not having my Google apps. I also use the email app and also YouTube online. It does, but is not ideal.

 

[wakawaka89]

I got a loan device for review on Thursday. It has been hard for me not having my Google apps. I also use the email app and also YouTube online. It does, but is not ideal.

Kitty!!!

 

[wakawaka89]

I got a loan device for review on Thursday. It has been hard for me not having my Google apps. I also use the email app and also YouTube online. It does, but is not ideal.

What phone did you have?

 

[wakawaka89]

I've had my P40 Pro pro for about a month or so, and I'm loving. I'm starting this thread to show you what's like to use Google Services on.

I am using the shortcut that you can create through Huawei's Petal Search for Youtube, I have enabled notifications and it's hardly noticeable anymore. And using Huawei's default app for Gmail, which even though at first I thought I wouldn't use, I gave it a try and love it.

Attaching some screenshots to make it more clear.

Feel free to share thoughts and questions.

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How did you enable notifications for youtube? Not a massive thing for me but would be good to know!!

 

[xTlex]

I got a loan device for review on Thursday. It has been hard for me not having my Google apps. I also use the email app and also YouTube online. It does, but is not ideal.

Haha the kitty is adorable.
I understand the initial "withdrawal period" from having Google Apps, you can still get a fair bit of them, but it's definitely easier if you're ok with alternatives.

 

[The General52]

ive seen other ways to acces youtube also, but I personally have shortcut on the homescreenn for the browser version.

 

[garlow]

Unless you upload videos through your phone or want to check your inbox on Youtube the browser version is identical

 

[wakawaka89]

Haha the kitty is adorable.
I understand the initial "withdrawal period" from having Google Apps, you can still get a fair bit of them, but it's definitely easier if you're ok with alternatives.

Haha I love the "withdrawal" asect.

 

[wakawaka89]

ive seen other ways to acces youtube also, but I personally have shortcut on the homescreenn for the browser version.

I've found it acceptable

 

[wakawaka89]

Unless you upload videos through your phone or want to check your inbox on Youtube the browser version is identical

Hmm I like the idea of getting notifications tho tbh

 

[L0n3N1nja]

Out of curiosity what do you use in place of Google Maps? I had never used GPS until I got an Android phone and used maps by default so I'm clueless what there is for competition.

 

[Kizzy Catwoman]

What phone did you have?

It is a P40 Pro

 

[wakawaka89]

Out of curiosity what do you use in place of Google Maps? I had never used GPS until I got an Android phone and used maps by default so I'm clueless what there is for competition.

You can download google maps but I've just downloaded TomTom from ap gallery. It came with herewego which is ok.

 

[wakawaka89]

It is a P40 Pro

I can't believe u have that as a loan phone haha that's awesome

 

[garlow]

Out of curiosity what do you use in place of Google Maps? I had never used GPS until I got an Android phone and used maps by default so I'm clueless what there is for competition.

Yea google maps works fine, just cant log in, or theres waze, tomtom, herewego maps are probably the most common

 

[SamRH1]

I got a loan device for review on Thursday. It has been hard for me not having my Google apps. I also use the email app and also YouTube online. It does, but is not ideal.

I have found it perfectly fine using the email app. Apart from the YouTube app (which I am missing). Everything else seems perfectly fine.

 

[xTlex]

Haha I love the "withdrawal" asect.

Hehe, yeah the Google drip ia real.

 

[xTlex]

Out of curiosity what do you use in place of Google Maps? I had never used GPS until I got an Android phone and used maps by default so I'm clueless what there is for competition.

I used Waze on my P20 Pro and keep using it now on the P40 as well with no issue, since I had created my account with email. I did experiment with HereWeGo maps and it's pretty decent, I find it really light and "minimalist" and does the job pretty well.

 

[xTlex]

Yea google maps works fine, just cant log in, or theres waze, tomtom, herewego maps are probably the most common

Never tried the TomTom app, but I've seen on App Gallery, what's it like for you?