Owners Xiaomi smartphones and most other devices running the Android operating system are used to downloading applications through Google Play.This is the largest store in the world, which is distinguished by convenience and safety.Plus, it is pre-installed initially, and therefore the user just needs to log into a Google account to start downloading the necessary programs.But in addition to the Play Store, owners of Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO smartphones may notice another one on their device. app store GetApps.Let’s figure out why it is needed and whether it can become a replacement for the more familiar Google Play.
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GetApps – what is this program
GetApps is official app store.It is included in the pre-installed software on devices from a Chinese manufacturer and on some smartphones it may be called Mi Picks, which, by the way, will affect the functionality of the market.
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Mi Picks on Xiaomi is a kind of Google Play add-on.Therefore, if you run it and try to download some application, you will be redirected to the Play Market.GetApps works differently, representing a full-fledged store that works indirectly.
Pay attention to the design of the “Download” button in GetApps (left) and Mi Picks (right)
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Usually, Xiaomi Mi Picks is installed on smartphones intended for the global market, while GetApps is a market for devices with regional versions of MIUI (for example, for Russia).It will not work to replace one store with another without flashing the device.
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Where to download GetApps on Android
Although it is about app storeyou can install it on any other smartphone as an additional tool for downloading programs. Download GetApps in Russian obtained using the APKPure directory of APK files, the link to which is provided below.
Our website has detailed instructions on how to install APK on Android.Use it if you run into problems.But, in general, there is nothing complicated here: just open the downloaded file and click the “Install” button, giving all the requested permissions along the way.
How to download apps with GetApps
Let’s take a closer look at interactions with app store Xiaomi GetApps.If you are familiar with Google Play, then you should not experience any difficulties when working with this market.Moreover, you do not even need to create a Mi Account.
This is how the GetApps menu looks like
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Store GetApps has several main tabs:
- Games;
- Applications;
- Mini-games;
- Tools.
If everything is clear with the first two sections, then in the “Mini-games” you will find projects that work through the browser and do not require pre-installation.We’ll talk about the “Tools” tab a little later.For now, a few words about installing applications via GetApps.You can find the game or program you are interested in in any convenient way (through search or categorization), after which it remains to click the “Download” button and wait for the download to complete.
Unlike Google Play, there is no “Delete” button on the app page in GetApps
Once the application is installed, you will notice that its page does not have the “Delete” button familiar from interacting with Google Play.But don’t worry. Remove apps from GetApps you need through the “Tools” tab, where, among other things, you will find several additional functions like whatsapp cache clearer and power settings.
In the “Tools” tab, you can update and remove applications
And, of course, other ways to uninstall applications on Android will be relevant, which was the subject of a separate material on our website.I recommend that all beginners read it.
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Do I need GetApps on Xiaomi phone
If your smartphone has Mi Picks instead of GetApps, then the Xiaomi app store is not needed.It will remain a useless Google Play add-on, and therefore you can safely get rid of it.But I can’t say the same about GetApps, because here you can find applications that are not in the Play Store.For example, the game Brawl Stars is not available in Russia through Google Play, but in GetApps – download to your health!
Many apps not available on Google Play can be downloaded via GetApps
Alas, Sberbank in GetApps and applications of other banks removed from Google Play, you will not find.But there are still a lot of other programs, including Russian ones.So as an additional means of installation and subsequent GetApps app updates may well be considered.
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How to uninstall GetApps
One of the main disadvantages of the Xiaomi app store is GetApps advertising.The market constantly sends useless notifications and offers to download something.If you are tired of all this, then disable GetAppsusing the instruction:
- Open your smartphone settings.
- Go to Apps and then All Apps.
- Find GetApps.
- Turn off notifications in the appropriate tab and revoke all permissions.
- Also, you can clear app data.
Turn off notifications and clear the app to stop receiving intrusive ads from it
And here uninstall GetApps standard methods will not work, since this is built-in software.You will have to enable USB debugging in developer options, download and extract to your computer Android Debug Bridge archiveand then:
- Connect smartphone to PC via USB cable.
- Confirm debugging by pressing the corresponding button on the screen of the mobile device.
- Open a command prompt on your computer.
- Type “adb shell” and press “Enter” to make sure the ADB preset is correct.
- Enter the following command:
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.xiaomi.mipicks - Press “Enter”.
This is an abbreviated guide to get rid of both Mi Picks and GetApps.A more detailed algorithm with all the nuances is set out in the text “How to delete an application on Android if it is not deleted.”Be sure to check it out if you want to remove all standard programs from your smartphone, not just GetApps.