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Yes, the joke was that even though there are store alternatives, one of the most/first common things will be installing the play store as in...what happens in t
by rootsudo 6y ago
Yes, the joke was that even though there are store alternatives, one of the most/first common things will be installing the play store as in...what happens in the Chinese phone ecosystem.
I guess most people here aren't aware that google-free android phones are already a common thing.
- throwawei369 6y agoReminds me of a situation where I had to do tech support for a pal who had bought a Chinese phone (later learned it was a Xiaomi device). Turns out for some reason the Chinese model didn't have Google play store pre-installed since it is useless in their home market. However to get around this restriction, you had to locate one of the system apps, then search for a specific app inside it that would then install the Google play store. Also, unrelated but obligatory. Huawei after the Trump ban now offers a de-googled smartphone experience.