Using MicroG with Mate 40 Pro

[chortya]

I would like to start a new thread and discuss technical details of getting some of the GMS functionality for EMUI 11 devices with example of Mate 40 Pro.
I have installed the standard MicroG services and with the latest version Firebase notifications seem to work for the most of the application I use.
There is still a problem with login when using the standard MicroG GMS Core Service as it seems Google banned specific Huawei devices from logging in.
There is a fork/workaround/patch created by EloYGomeZ for the older version (I think it is even used by Googlefier) which allows log in but this version of the Core Service does not cover notifications.
Then there is another fork created by a different user jcchikikomori. So I took his version and created signed APK for my own testing. Both notification and login seem to work but the apps do not recognize the Google account. It is visible under the accounts and I can select sync options.

https://microg.org/
https://github.com/microg/android_packages_apps_GmsCore/issues/1189
https://github.com/EloYGomeZ/android_packages_apps_GmsCore-HUAWEI
https://github.com/jcchikikomori/GmsCoreHuawei

Happy to discuss further with anybody who has additional ideas clues. Would be happy if jcchikikomori and @eloygomez could join the discussion here.

The final issue I am having is described here:
https://github.com/jcchikikomori/GmsCoreHuawei/issues/5

 

[Thanos88]

I would like to start a new thread and discuss technical details of getting some of the GMS functionality for EMUI 11 devices with example of Mate 40 Pro.
I have installed the standard MicroG services and with the latest version Firebase notifications seem to work for the most of the application I use.
There is still a problem with login when using the standard MicroG GMS Core Service as it seems Google banned specific Huawei devices from logging in.
There is a fork/workaround/patch created by EloYGomeZ for the older version (I think it is even used by Googlefier) which allows log in but this version of the Core Service does not cover notifications.
Then there is another fork created by a different user jcchikikomori. So I took his version and created signed APK for my own testing. Both notification and login seem to work but the apps do not recognize the Google account. It is visible under the accounts and I can select sync options.

https://microg.org/
https://github.com/microg/android_packages_apps_GmsCore/issues/1189
https://github.com/EloYGomeZ/android_packages_apps_GmsCore-HUAWEI
https://github.com/jcchikikomori/GmsCoreHuawei

Happy to discuss further with anybody who has additional ideas clues. Would be happy if jcchikikomori and @eloygomez could join the discussion here.

The final issue I am having is described here:
https://github.com/jcchikikomori/GmsCoreHuawei/issues/5

Hi, all is working fine for me. Youtube vanced on Emui11 with my google account login is working perfectly. I don't have GMS installed either. I'm using the very latest youtube vanced and microg versions too. I simply logged in via the youtube vanced app. All good here

 

[chortya]

Hi, all is working fine for me. Youtube vanced on Emui11 with my google account login is working perfectly. I don't have GMS installed either. I'm using the very latest youtube vanced and microg versions too. I simply logged in via the youtube vanced app. All good here

Vanced is different from the normal MicroG package. Vanced Youtube app is patched and is not checking signatures of specific Vanced MicroG components and also Vanced developer implemented Huawei specific login fix.
The regular MicroG installation does allow Huawei phones to login and even if you use patched version then the accounts are not listed or picked up in the apps.

 

[Shymmy]

To be able to login in Vanced, use the indications from these pictures.
Download the zips, extract the apps (or dowload them from Apkmirror page or other store), install them WITHOUT starting Vanced, go to MicroG - setting - switch off "Google cloud messaging" (first) and "Google device registration". After that you can login in Vanced with your account.

 

[Shymmy]

This is the Vanced page where you can see I'm logged in ...
LE: BTW, I'm on 11.0.0.127(C432E6R4P1), NOH-NX9.

 

[chortya]

Not sure what are you trying to explain here. Vanced MicroG works with login and YouTube Vanved without any issue and in parallel to the usual MicroG which js required for push notifications in a lot of apps. There is also a patched version of the usual MicroG that allows login in but the other Goolge apps like maps or google photos do not accept that login procedure.

 

[Shymmy]

I probably misunderstood that you can't log in and show your account in the application ...
Are you referring to this display?
(Setting - accounts - vanced microG - display or not the account)

 

[Shymmy]

In the end, it matters that the application works ... no matter how ...

 

[chortya]

I probably misunderstood that you can't log in and show your account in the application ...
Are you referring to this display?
(Setting - accounts - vanced microG - display or not the account)

No, again, I have no issue with Vanced MicroG. The issue is with the usual MicroG.

 

[tserv95]

I was able to use Micro G to get google play services natively working on my Mate 40 RS. Seems Chinese variants at least at latest current firmware can be exploited to allow this to work still. Seems maybe, Huawei doesn't seem to care or purposely have allowed the LZ Play to continue to function? John Wang on Youtube has a working tutorial, from what I saw from other people it doesn't seem to work on International Mate 40's though.

 

[chortya]

I was able to use Micro G to get google play services natively working on my Mate 40 RS. Seems Chinese variants at least at latest current firmware can be exploited to allow this to work still. Seems maybe, Huawei doesn't seem to care or purposely have allowed the LZ Play to continue to function? John Wang on Youtube has a working tutorial, from what I saw from other people it doesn't seem to work on International Mate 40's though.

Guys, let's not mix up topics. Yes chinese versions will still allow LZPlay and GMS installation. This thread is about using MicroG as GMS alternative.

 

[tserv95]

Guys, let's not mix up topics. Yes chinese versions will still allow LZPlay and GMS installation. This thread is about using MicroG as GMS alternative.

The only thing I can think you could possibly try is sideloading the google apps, start with google account manager first and have the huawei patched microg installed, then try to add the google account to your device, at this point then try to sideload the google apps in the correct order from John Wang's tutorial. It's worth a try at least.

 

[Shymmy]

With MicroG and YouTube Vanced installed (I can login into Vanced), I've installed Google account manager, but I couldn't add the Google account.
International version ...

 

[rambits]

Sily question, can MicroG helps other apps? Or just for Youtube Vanced?

 

[tserv95]

Sily question, can MicroG helps other apps? Or just for Youtube Vanced?

Youtube Vanced's micro g fork only works for Vanced apps, doesn't work for google play services at all. I don't mean to be negative but unless you have the Chinese version of the Mate 40 series you are basically SOL.

 

[banmao]

With MicroG and YouTube Vanced installed (I can login into Vanced), I've installed Google account manager, but I couldn't add the Google account.
International version ...

Same thing. I just bought my mate 0 pro yesterday and it is international verion. I heard that someone said that sideload method can work. So is there any tutorial to do it?

 

[Shymmy]

GMS works only on China version.

 

[xichtiq]

what do you want to know? I have european version of mate 40 pro and microG installed

 

[Shymmy]

It's about GMS ...
I have Vanced too, but Google services can't be installed for now.

 

[xichtiq]

what does not work for you with microg?