Huawei devices have decided to make their way, all without the need to associate with Google, one of the leaders in terms of installations in mobile phones. With HarmonyOS already on the market, the manufacturer has taken a step, as well as consolidating its AppGallery application store.
Installing applications in a terminal of this brand is easy, as long as you go to the manufacturer's well-known store, although it is true that we can download both from the browser and from alternative stores, among them the most important of all is the Aurora Store (alternative to Google store).
In this tutorial we will explain how to install WhatsApp on a Huawei phone, both the traditional method and the different alternatives, which are several, including the option to do this with an app that promises to give you the full Play Store service, which is none other than Gspace.
Use the official store, first method
The first method is none other than using the official store, the AppGallery, which has many utilities, among them WhatsApp is available, although in this specific case you will see the Business, you have the alternative of downloading it from unknown sources, which is another of the things you can do in it.
The Business is designed for those companies that want to use their account, registering this service, which is undoubtedly important if you want to see it as a "Company account" in the app. It is true that you can do this as long as you pay a small amount for this, it happens now also on Telegram.
To download the official WhatsApp application from AppGallery, Do the following:
- Open the AppGallery on your phone, it will be marked as a red icon with this name
- Press on the “Get” button and it will take you to the official page of the application
- Click on "Download now" and wait for it to install alone automatically, it may ask you for permission to install apps from unknown sources, click accept
- Wait for it to finish and you will have it operational on your phone, to start the session with your phone
If you want to get to the parameter to activate applications from unknown sources, you have to go to the following route, all under the EMUI layer: go to “Settings”, then find “Security” and tap on it, click on “More settings”, in here give the switch to the right and you are done after this.
Use the official WhatsApp page
It is the preferred method of many, go to the official page and download the application for further installation, needing to enable installation from unknown sources. The different versions that are available are several, including Android, iOS and PC, the latest from Windows 10 onwards.
Using the page will always take us to the latest update, as long as the web is reached, which is commanded by Meta itself, which is the one that acquired the app. It is important to mention that it has a lot of room for improvement., as well as a good number of things to add, which would make it compete with Telegram, right now ahead in news.
To install the app from the page, do the following on your device:
- First, access the official page, it is true that here You only have the option to download it from the Play Store, you have the installer when you access it, you can download it directly from here
- The second step is to go to "Settings", go to the "Security" section and then to "More settings", after that in “Install apps from unknown sources”, turn the switch to the right to allow downloading and installing apps from outside the official store
This APK can be downloaded from different systems, all without going through its own application store, including the Play Store and App Store. Likewise, pages like Uptodown always have the APK version, which is the latest and is available on the servers of the Malaga website.
Using the Aurora Store
The alternative store to the Play Store is the Aurora Store, has millions of applications, all of them installable on your Huawei phone. WhatsApp is included, a tool that you have, like Telegram and they are not the only ones, there are others that can be used to use on your smartphone.
Aurora Store is downloaded from the official page, specifically from AuroraOS, a site where it is available and weighs relatively little. You will be required to install apps from unknown sources, if it is disabled, it is important to go to security and activate this on the switch, always on the right.
To install the app, do the following:
- The first step is to download the application, for this you can do this from AuroraOS in this link
- After installing it, you will have access to many applications, including WhatsApp
- Click on the magnifying glass, it will be located in the lower right part, put "WhatsApp" and click "Download"
- After downloading, click on “Install” and grant all permissions