WhatsApp for Huawei P60 Pro

The P60 Pro runs HarmonyOS/EMUI with no Google Play Store, and AppGallery does not host WhatsApp directly. If you search AppGallery, it hands you off to Petal Search, which links to an external APK download. The cleaner route is to open your browser, go to whatsapp.com/android, and download the official APK. When you tap the downloaded file, EMUI prompts you to allow your browser (or the Files app) to install unknown apps. Approve it and the installation finishes normally. See how others solved this on Reddit

When AppGallery routes WhatsApp through Petal Search, the install can stall because it is pulling an external APK rather than a Store package. Delete any half-installed copy, then download the official APK directly from whatsapp.com/android. Before tapping it, go to Settings > Security > More settings > Install unknown apps and allow the app you downloaded with (your browser or Files). Then open the APK again to install. Because it was sideloaded, you will need to download new APKs from whatsapp.com/android manually when a version expires, since AppGallery does not manage updates for it. See how others solved this on Reddit

That warning means WhatsApp detected an unofficial, modified, or outdated build, which commonly happens after installing from a third-party store or mirror site, or when the sideloaded version is too old. Uninstall it completely, then reinstall only the genuine, current package from whatsapp.com/android, not from APKPure, Aptoide, or similar mirrors. If you are signed into the same number, WhatsApp will offer to restore your local backup after the clean reinstall, so make a local backup first under WhatsApp > Settings > Chats > Chat backup. See how others solved this on Reddit

This usually happens because the sideloaded WhatsApp APK you installed has reached its expiry date, not because of the system update itself. Since the app cannot auto-update without Google Play, an old build eventually stops opening. Download the current official APK from whatsapp.com/android and install it over the existing app to keep your chats. If it still crashes on launch, clear its cache under Settings > Apps > Apps > WhatsApp > Storage, then reopen it. See how others solved this on Reddit

Yes, messaging, voice calls, and video calls all work on the P60 Pro once you install the official APK, even though there is no Google Play. The main issue is delayed notifications, since Huawei has no Google push service. To reduce delays, go to Settings > Battery > App launch, find WhatsApp, switch it from automatic to 'Manage manually', and enable auto-launch, secondary launch, and run in background. See how others solved this on Reddit

Google Drive backups will not restore on Huawei devices, so use WhatsApp's local backup instead. On your old phone, open WhatsApp > Settings > Chats > Chat backup to create a local backup, then copy the WhatsApp Databases folder from its internal storage onto the P60 Pro (a phone-clone tool also works). Install WhatsApp on the P60 Pro from whatsapp.com/android, sign in with the same number, and it will detect the local backup and offer to restore your history. See how others solved this on Reddit