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How to Install Google Play, fIx Google Contacts and Chrome  Sync, Remove Hisense Voice Assistant and Remove Bloatware on Hisense A6L Chinese ROM

First of all the Hisense A6L is fabulous and unique smartphone. Premium build (at least for it’s price for sure), snapy and dual screened as no other device in the world (r.i.p. yotaphone). Unfortunately there is no Global ROM yet, but hopefully with this guide you may come as close to the «global ROM experience» as possible.

I will tell you about the hotfixes and my workarounds with the HIsense A6L. By default you won’t have google services, and the eink hardware button longpress action will be mapped to Hisense voice assistant which is may be usefull but only for those who can read and speak Chinese. Also this guide covers how to add userfriendly grayscale mode for those who might need it.

0. Remove the Bloatware, Useless Default Apps and HIsense App Store

Surprisingly these actions could be performed from the home screen. most of apps you can uninstall seemlessly.

other part can be done in app management

go to setting — apps and permissions management — apps management

and disable the rest from the list, the only exception was with HIsence Voice Assistant which can’t be uninstalled nor disabled i will tell about it in the part 3.

1. Installing google play

from Hisense app store you may install any google app e.g. contacts or chrome or google play store itself. all the rest will be downloaded and installed automatically (e.g. google services framework)

also may be this guide at Reddit will be useful if hisense app store way somehow won’t work for you.

https://www.reddit.com/r/eink/comments/ifld37/hisense_a6_and_a6l_google_play_russian_version/

2. Sync google contacts

By default google contacts didn’t work in my case. Google Contacts Sync app was missing

Find the similar apk or use this link

https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/google-contacts-sync/google-contacts-sync-9-4832352-release/google-contacts-sync-9-4832352-android-apk-download/

after installation grant all required permission to google contacts sync

and re/install google contacts

after reboot you may check the google account in settings. you should see that contacts will appear in the list

you may use this guide if something is not clear in this one

https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/how-to-fix-the-google-contacts-sync-issue-on-cn-rom.3877640/

3. Disable Hisense voice assistant or any other package

on Smartphone

Enable Developer options
go to settings — about phone — tap build number multiple times
after the prompt go to setting — other settings — developer options
tick the enable usb debugging

on PC

Download and extract adb tools from here or of your choice

https://dl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools-latest-windows.zip

run cmd cd (change directory) to the folder with adb.exe file and run the command

adb shell pm disable-user —user 0 com.hmct.voiceassist

you may disable any other package you don’t need to. to get the name of the package use some app like app inspector to get the appropriate name or any other convenient method of your choice https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ubqsoft.sec01&hl=ru&gl=US

on Smartphone don’t forget to accept the rsa fingerptint on the device

install and setup button remapper or similar app. give permissions needed, disable battery optimisation and remap the button

Use this detailed guide if mine is not clear https://www.xda-developers.com/disable-system-app-bloatware-android/

4. Add grayscale mode

install the grayscale app from play store. follow the instructions on the app. in my case i chose

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fei_ke.greyscale

then same with adb tools as in part 3. and run

adb shell pm grant com.fei_ke.greyscale android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS

5. Fix Chrome Sync

In details it is described here

https://support.google.com/android/answer/9455149?hl=en#zippy=%2Cforce-sync-your-account

Particularly this option worked for me

Force sync using Phone app (phones only)

Open your phone’s Phone app.

Tap the Keypad .

Dial *#*# CHECKIN #*#* (*#*#2432546#*#*).

You’ll see a notification that says «Checkin succeeded.» This message shows your phone was able to sync. If you don’t see a notification right away, tap the green Phone.

6. Fix Telegram Whatsapp or other apps Location Sharing Problem (Google Services Are Updating Error)

If you’ve installed Google Play Store from Hisense app store most probably you won’t have this problem. If you installed Google Play Store from other app store or using sme alternative method just uninstall all google services.

I used this guide. Just replace xiaomi app store with hisense app store.

https://www.yomiprof.net/2020/05/installing-google-play-store-xiaomi-phones.html

 

Done. Please let me know if you have better solutions or if i missed something