I left Samsung for Huawei
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fun fact of the day: it's pronounced WAHwhey
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It's been 2-3 years now, want to circle back? What do you think? I've been really seriously considering making the switch with my next upgrade. The S9 is way better than my old iPhone 7, but Samsung has really made it clear that they don't respect their customers and want me to consider other products (they have a whole Bixby product made just to make me constantly remember to look at alternatives - thanks for the reminders Samsung) and Huawei's P30 looks like the best thing on the market from reviews.
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@scottalanmiller said in I left Samsung for Huawei:
It's been 2-3 years now, want to circle back? What do you think? I've been really seriously considering making the switch with my next upgrade. The S9 is way better than my old iPhone 7, but Samsung has really made it clear that they don't respect their customers and want me to consider other products (they have a whole Bixby product made just to make me constantly remember to look at alternatives - thanks for the reminders Samsung) and Huawei's P30 looks like the best thing on the market from reviews.
I can say one thing for sure I dont miss Samsung in particular. It was challenging working without Google Play Services, but there are quite a few apps that are not dependent on it. I was able to get through everything with 3rd party tools. Some of which do integrate with Google services such as youtube or play store. There is an app called skytube for youtube access and an app called yalp store where you can download play store packages anonymously. Granted you cannot access anything paid from it.
I found that pretty much there was an alternative to everything ... with one big exception. Google Maps. There is no decent replacement for it tbh. Being without Google Maps was the most painful thing of it all.
I eventually got a new device and CopperheadOS was not available. The best thing about CopperheadOS was the fact that there was no target advertising anymore since I wasnt using any Google services.
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@IRJ said in I left Samsung for Huawei:
@scottalanmiller said in I left Samsung for Huawei:
It's been 2-3 years now, want to circle back? What do you think? I've been really seriously considering making the switch with my next upgrade. The S9 is way better than my old iPhone 7, but Samsung has really made it clear that they don't respect their customers and want me to consider other products (they have a whole Bixby product made just to make me constantly remember to look at alternatives - thanks for the reminders Samsung) and Huawei's P30 looks like the best thing on the market from reviews.
I can say one thing for sure I dont miss Samsung in particular. It was challenging working without Google Play Services, but there are quite a few apps that are not dependent on it. I was able to get through everything with 3rd party tools. Some of which do integrate with Google services such as youtube or play store. There is an app called skytube for youtube access and an app called yalp store where you can download play store packages anonymously. Granted you cannot access anything paid from it.
I found that pretty much there was an alternative to everything ... with one big exception. Google Maps. There is no decent replacement for it tbh. Being without Google Maps was the most painful thing of it all.
I eventually got a new device and CopperheadOS was not available. The best thing about CopperheadOS was the fact that there was no target advertising anymore since I wasnt using any Google services.
Your Hauwei had Android, but not the Google Play Store? I thought that the recent (like yesterday) news of Google cutting off Huawei the big thing was removing their access to the Play Store and Google Maps and that stuff. But Huawei already doesn't have it?
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@scottalanmiller said in I left Samsung for Huawei:
@IRJ said in I left Samsung for Huawei:
@scottalanmiller said in I left Samsung for Huawei:
It's been 2-3 years now, want to circle back? What do you think? I've been really seriously considering making the switch with my next upgrade. The S9 is way better than my old iPhone 7, but Samsung has really made it clear that they don't respect their customers and want me to consider other products (they have a whole Bixby product made just to make me constantly remember to look at alternatives - thanks for the reminders Samsung) and Huawei's P30 looks like the best thing on the market from reviews.
I can say one thing for sure I dont miss Samsung in particular. It was challenging working without Google Play Services, but there are quite a few apps that are not dependent on it. I was able to get through everything with 3rd party tools. Some of which do integrate with Google services such as youtube or play store. There is an app called skytube for youtube access and an app called yalp store where you can download play store packages anonymously. Granted you cannot access anything paid from it.
I found that pretty much there was an alternative to everything ... with one big exception. Google Maps. There is no decent replacement for it tbh. Being without Google Maps was the most painful thing of it all.
I eventually got a new device and CopperheadOS was not available. The best thing about CopperheadOS was the fact that there was no target advertising anymore since I wasnt using any Google services.
Your Hauwei had Android, but not the Google Play Store? I thought that the recent (like yesterday) news of Google cutting off Huawei the big thing was removing their access to the Play Store and Google Maps and that stuff. But Huawei already doesn't have it?
Only because he manually switched. See the other thread.
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@JaredBusch said in I left Samsung for Huawei:
@scottalanmiller said in I left Samsung for Huawei:
@IRJ said in I left Samsung for Huawei:
@scottalanmiller said in I left Samsung for Huawei:
It's been 2-3 years now, want to circle back? What do you think? I've been really seriously considering making the switch with my next upgrade. The S9 is way better than my old iPhone 7, but Samsung has really made it clear that they don't respect their customers and want me to consider other products (they have a whole Bixby product made just to make me constantly remember to look at alternatives - thanks for the reminders Samsung) and Huawei's P30 looks like the best thing on the market from reviews.
I can say one thing for sure I dont miss Samsung in particular. It was challenging working without Google Play Services, but there are quite a few apps that are not dependent on it. I was able to get through everything with 3rd party tools. Some of which do integrate with Google services such as youtube or play store. There is an app called skytube for youtube access and an app called yalp store where you can download play store packages anonymously. Granted you cannot access anything paid from it.
I found that pretty much there was an alternative to everything ... with one big exception. Google Maps. There is no decent replacement for it tbh. Being without Google Maps was the most painful thing of it all.
I eventually got a new device and CopperheadOS was not available. The best thing about CopperheadOS was the fact that there was no target advertising anymore since I wasnt using any Google services.
Your Hauwei had Android, but not the Google Play Store? I thought that the recent (like yesterday) news of Google cutting off Huawei the big thing was removing their access to the Play Store and Google Maps and that stuff. But Huawei already doesn't have it?
Only because he manually switched. See the other thread.
Oh okay, so an "off the shelf, stock" Huawei P30 or whatever would currently be expected to have those things still?
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@scottalanmiller said in I left Samsung for Huawei:
@JaredBusch said in I left Samsung for Huawei:
@scottalanmiller said in I left Samsung for Huawei:
@IRJ said in I left Samsung for Huawei:
@scottalanmiller said in I left Samsung for Huawei:
It's been 2-3 years now, want to circle back? What do you think? I've been really seriously considering making the switch with my next upgrade. The S9 is way better than my old iPhone 7, but Samsung has really made it clear that they don't respect their customers and want me to consider other products (they have a whole Bixby product made just to make me constantly remember to look at alternatives - thanks for the reminders Samsung) and Huawei's P30 looks like the best thing on the market from reviews.
I can say one thing for sure I dont miss Samsung in particular. It was challenging working without Google Play Services, but there are quite a few apps that are not dependent on it. I was able to get through everything with 3rd party tools. Some of which do integrate with Google services such as youtube or play store. There is an app called skytube for youtube access and an app called yalp store where you can download play store packages anonymously. Granted you cannot access anything paid from it.
I found that pretty much there was an alternative to everything ... with one big exception. Google Maps. There is no decent replacement for it tbh. Being without Google Maps was the most painful thing of it all.
I eventually got a new device and CopperheadOS was not available. The best thing about CopperheadOS was the fact that there was no target advertising anymore since I wasnt using any Google services.
Your Hauwei had Android, but not the Google Play Store? I thought that the recent (like yesterday) news of Google cutting off Huawei the big thing was removing their access to the Play Store and Google Maps and that stuff. But Huawei already doesn't have it?
Only because he manually switched. See the other thread.
Oh okay, so an "off the shelf, stock" Huawei P30 or whatever would currently be expected to have those things still?
Yes.
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I've got the Huawei P20 Pro.
I've had it for 9 months or so. Previous phones were a Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge which my 2 year old son threw down a stone stairs and a OnePlus 2 which he threw into the toilet. I can honestly say the Huawei phone is the best I've had by distance. The camera setup was a step above the other falgships at the time and I believe the P30 continues that trend. When my son finds a way to destroy this one I'll definitely be looking at Huawei again, if they're not completely crippled by the Google stuff. -
@Doyler3000 said in I left Samsung for Huawei:
When my son finds a way to destroy this one I'll definitely be looking at Huawei again, if they're not completely crippled by the Google stuff.
Great feedback. I've been doing some SAMIT videos on YouTube doing analysis of the Google situation. Personally, I think Huawei is going to weather the storm. But it'll be tough.
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@scottalanmiller said in I left Samsung for Huawei:
@Doyler3000 said in I left Samsung for Huawei:
When my son finds a way to destroy this one I'll definitely be looking at Huawei again, if they're not completely crippled by the Google stuff.
Great feedback. I've been doing some SAMIT videos on YouTube doing analysis of the Google situation. Personally, I think Huawei is going to weather the storm. But it'll be tough.
If anyone can it's them. Interesting piece of human history going on right now. I'm not sure how it will end. Maybe just sanctions being lifted
