How to install Google Play Store on Xiaomi smartphone

Are you surprised that your Xiaomi Mi Max, Xiaomi Mi5, Xiaomi Note 3 Pro has not Google Play Store? We’ll show you how to install Google Play Store for Xiaomi smartphones.

In fact, it is not surprising that some smartphones Xiaomi has no Google Play Store. Why? Most likely you bought a Chinese version of smartphone. As you know, in China Google services are blocked, including Google Play Store. You bought a Chinese smartphone that devoted for the Chinese people, so you do not have Google Play Store app on your phone.

Okey, now you already know the reason, so how to install Google Play Store on Xiaomi smartphone and use official apps? Firstly, you can install the international version of firmware for your device, so you will have Google Play Store on your Xiaomi smartphone. But it is quite difficult process, and you will need to clear the internal memory of the smartphone. If you do not want to do that, we have a more simple way.

You will need the following:

• Download Google installer v2.0 here
• Original USB cable Xiaomi

How to install Google Play Store on Xiaomi Mi5 and Xiaomi Mi Max:

1. Prepare all required items to install Google Play Store on Xiaomi smartphone. Unzip Google Installer. Later you will need Google Apps.exe file.
2. Enable USB debugging mode on your smartphone Xiaomi. To do this, go to “Settings” – “About phone” and click on the version of MIUI several times. After that, go to the “Advanced” and enable “USB debugging”.
3. Next, go to the Permissions> and click on the gear icon in the upper right corner. Then turn on the option “Installation via USB”.
4. Connect Xiaomi smartphone to your computer via USB cable. If necessary, install the drivers. In addition, if it appears the pop-up menu “allow USB debugging” do not forget to always remember is checked and then press OK / Yes.
5. Run Google Apps.exe that is in the folder and then you will see the image as shown below:
6. Please press the enter key to start the installation process.
7. When the process will be completed, go to “Permission” and give it access to all Google applications that have been installed earlier.
8. Reboot Xiaomi smartphone.
9. Finished!

Install Google Play Store on other Xiaomi smartphones:

If you have a different model of the smartphone Xiaomi, then you should do following:

1. Download Google Installer v2.0 here. Unpack the archive.
2. Then connect Xiaomi smartphone to your computer and copy files from archive in the internal memory of device.
3. Open File Explorer and find the folder to which you copied the files, and click on Google_Installer_2.0.apk.
4. Install application.
5. Reboot Xiaomi smartphone.
6. That’s all! You will have Google Play Store on Xiaomi smartphone.

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