You can download Google Installer v3 for installing Google Play Store and other Google Play services on Xiaomi, Honor, MIUI / EMUI based phones or other phones that were launched just for the Chinese market. We previously covered Google Installer v2 for similar devices, but an update is now available for newer Chinese phones from Samsung, Xiaomi, Huawei etc. To install this APK, simply copy it over to your phone and install it just like how would load up any other APK file. This specific Google Installer v3 is built for Xiaomi MIUI devices, however, you can try it on other phones at your own risk.
Google Play services on Android phones are its core component that allow the device to communicate with Google and other Google services. This guide will allow you to install these services on your Chinese Android phone and enjoy all the Google apps and services. After installation, some users have reported problems with the Google Play Store app not appearing on the phone, however, there is a quick fix to it. We have discussed that fix later in this article.
Google Installer v3 APK for Chinese Android Devices
Google Installer v3 is the latest release of this tool for Android phones from Huawei, Xiaomi etc. It works with unlocked phones, with no root requirements and you can safely try it on any Android phone with a locked bootloader.
As per China laws, phones sold in the country cannot have Google apps and services installed. However, users can manually load up these apps by themselves. This allows them to download and use all the apps from the Google Play Store- — which is the largest apps marketplace. Google Installer v3 can be installed as a simple app.
You can try this app on Chinese phones by Samsung, Huawei, Xiaomi (with MIUI), OPPO, Vivo etc.
Google Installer 3.0 APK – Features
The following are the main highlights of this app, along with a list of Google apps this installer will install on your phone:
- Updated V3 of the popular Google Installer by Eric Xiang;
- Supports Oreo, Pie firmware
- Google Play Services (download latest here!)
- Google Play Store (download latest here!)
- Google Services Framework
- Google Calendar Sync (all your birthdays and meetings from Google Calendar)
- Google Contacts Sync (for contacts from Google servers)
Download Google Installer v3 APK
You can grab the latest Google Installer APK from the download link below:
Download: GoogleInstaller_3.0.apk
Size: 175 KB
This installer is mainly designed to work with Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO devices with MIUI running on them. If this doesn’t work for you, try the previous Google Installer v2.
How to Install Google Installer 3.0 APK
Step 1 – Download Google Installer 3.0 APK:
Download: GoogleInstaller_3.0.apk
Size: 175 KB
Step 2 – Locate the APK you just downloaded and open it to install it.
Step 3 – If you are installing an APK directly for the very first time, you would be notified to enable “Unknown Source” setting. If not sure about this, see link below on where to find this setting.
Step 4 – After enabling, the app should install.
Step 5 – Locate the app and open it. You would then have to press the large blue button titled “Install” to proceed with Google Apps installation.
Step 6 – Once the process completes, reboot your phone.
That’s it! You can now use all Google services and apps on your phone.
If this instructions / guide was not clear enough or you are stuck somewhere, you can read our complete guide on how to install APK files on your Android device here: