How to install facebook and instagram on the huawei p40, p40 pro and p40 lite

The new Huawei phones arrive without Google services and applications. This means that they do not have the Play Store, the largest application store in the world. However, we can download a large number of apps from the App Gallery, Huawei's application store. Of course, Facebook and Instagram, among others, are not available. That does not mean that they cannot be installed on a mobile with Huawei Mobile Servicess. Here we tell you how to install Facebook and Instagram on a Huawei P40 , P40 Pro and P40 Lite.

Download Facebook from the browser

The simplest option: download Facebook from the browser. In this way it will be installed without problems on our Huawei mobile. In addition, you will have the latest version available. To download Facebook from the web, access this link . Then click on 'Download'. Wait for the file to download and click the notification. Finally, click on 'Install'. Facebook will now be available on your Huawei mobile.

In this case, we cannot download Instagram from the browser, but we can use the methods that I show below.

Use the Phone Clone feature to pass both apps

Phone Clone interface to copy applications and other files from an old mobile to your new Huawei.

With Phone Clone we can not only install Facebook and Instagram on our Huawei mobile, but also all the data and the start of our account will be kept, especially if we transfer from one Huawei mobile to another. Phone Clone is very easy to use. We just have to download the app on an old mobile. Then, we scan the QR code on the mobile and choose which files we want to transfer to our Huawei mobile. You have to select, above all, the applications option.

Now, you just have to wait for Phone Clone to finish the process. After a few minutes we will have Instagram and Facebook on our Huawei mobile.

What if we no longer have our old mobile? There are other methods to get Facebook and Instagram installed and downloaded on a Huawei P40, P40 Pro and P40 Lite.

The easiest method: download Facebook and Instagram from Petal Search

Petal Search recently arrived on Huawei phones. It is a search engine for the company's mobiles that works under Microsoft technology, but which in turn offers the possibility of searching and downloading applications. What Petal Search does is search for the latest and safest APK files through different portals. Among them, some websites known as APK Mirror APKPure… When it finds the best APK it gives us the possibility to download it to our mobile phone in a simpler way. We don't have to go to the web, look for the specific button and check which is the latest version. Petal Search does all that process and downloads it automatically. Then we just have to install the file like any other application.

Process of installing an app in Petal Search.

To download and install Facebook and Instagram, we will first have to install Petal Search from the AppGallery. You just have to enter the Huawei app store and search for 'Petal Search'. Then download it. Once the new app is installed, access it and accept all the permissions. Now, in the search engine type 'Facebook' and select the first option. Wait for the download to finish and allow you to install. Click on the 'Install' button and the Facebook app will appear on your mobile. Do the same steps with Instagram.

In addition, from Petal Search we can also keep the applications updated. Although they are not installed automatically, the process is very simple. Just access the app, click on 'Me' and then on 'Downloads'. Next, in the 'Updates' section, check if there is a new version to install.

Another method: Install Google services

This method is highly recommended, since it allows us to have a Huawei with Google Play. But it has a negative point. As it is not a mobile certified by Google, the installation of Google services may not work correctly. Or even that Google manages this method, stops working and we have to look for another alternative. Fortunately there is always a new method, and the truth is that they are quite simple. Eloy Gomez's YouTube channel usually publishes videos explaining very well the installation of Google services.