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> 3) Speaking of ecosystems, does this thing have Google Play (I looked on their site, but couldn't get a clear answer - no Google app logos though...)? If not,

by xiaq 12y ago

> 3) Speaking of ecosystems, does this thing have Google Play (I looked on their site, but couldn't get a clear answer - no Google app logos though...)? If not, it's really going to struggle in Western markets. It doesn't. Xiaomi phones ship with MIUI [1], a heavily modified version of Android; also, Xiaomi is not an OHA member. I doubt they will ever get the GMS certificate. MIUI does has its own Store though, but the store may face real copyright issues outside China... 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIUI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIUI

xiaq 12y ago
Interestingly, they seem to only stop pre-installing Google Play recently and they claimed that it's due to Chinese policies [1]. According to my knowledge it should be more of Google policies... In the same link [1] they also provided an (official?) installer for Google Play apps. Again, I'm not sure whether it conforms to Google policies. 1. http://en.miui.com/thread-3998-1-1.html http://en.miui.com/thread-3998-1-1.html