Nathan of Guardian: > > > On Mon, Apr 4, 2016, at 06:25 AM, Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote: >> Since Google Play is blocked in China, I imagine that phones sold in >> China do not come with Google Play installed. I recently bought two >> Chinese phone models, a Xiaomi Redphone 3 and a Lenovo A2800. Both of >> them are fully branded in Chinese, and the A2800 is actually marked >> "China Mobile", then China-only telecom. Both of these came with Google >> Play installed. So either Google Play is installed on phones sold in >> China, or I'm getting other editions like Hong Kong or Taiwan. >> >> Has anyone bought Android devices that come without Google Play >> installed? > > You have to request them to put the Chinese firmware when you buy it. > You are getting the HK / India ROMs. > > With the Xiaomi phone, you should be able to download the right firmware > and flash it yourself. > > http://en.miui.com/download-298.html
Have you done that process before? It is not simple, or I'm missing something. I ran through the instructions and it silently fails, then reboots back to the unchanged ROM. .hc _______________________________________________ List info: https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/guardian-dev To unsubscribe, email: [email protected]
