Using an android phone in China

[v-600]

I have the chance to work in Shanghai for a few years and was thinking of replacing my phone. Until recently I thought of getting the Pixel but with the lack of official google presence in China figure that paying £700 for a google phone isn't the best idea.

Many chinese phone makers run android though so I was wondering if anybody had any advice about it all. Can I download apps from the playstore while behind the great firewall of china, will google now/assistant work etc etc?

 

[Sandrehale]

You don't like Samsung Galaxy S6?

 

[preslove]

watch this documentary on Shenzen & take a flight there to and buy a bunch of gadgets and check out hong kong https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGJ5cZnoodY&t=168s

 

[v-600]

You don't like Samsung Galaxy S6?

I've got a samsung at the moment. It still uses the play store to download apps. Will it work in China?

 

[v-600]

watch this documentary on Shenzen & take a flight there to and buy a bunch of gadgets and check out hong kong https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGJ5cZnoodY&t=168s

I love hong kong. Still doesn't help with my wondering about which if any google services are available in mainland china?

 

[Kazukian]

There are Chinese app stores, and you should be able to download APK's of popular apps.

 

[Anubis]

when i was in china last year my phone worked fine on chinas cellular network - maps, the store, gmail,... all of it. i use VZW in the states and just had them turn on the china travel plan for when i was there

nothing worked on WIFI in the hotels however, all the google stuff was blocked - until i got to hong kong where it started working again


I was in Shanghai, Shenzhen and Changsha as well as HK

 

[Sandrehale]

I've got a samsung at the moment. It still uses the play store to download apps. Will it work in China?

You can contact with the service provider. I think they can exactly tell you about this.

 

[Sandrehale]

Find in app shops

Google Play Store is the best place for all kind of apps.