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SHENZHEN, China, July 1, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

·Top developers across five regions invited to create innovative apps by

integrating with HMS Core, a full suite of Huawei's Chipset-Device-Cloud

capabilities

·USD$1 million total in cash prizes, funded by the Shining-Star Program, on

offer to developers worldwide in flagship contest

·Prizes on offer include HUAWEI AppGallery promotional resources to reach 650

million Huawei device users and more

Developers around the world are being invited to put their skills to the test

on a global stage with the launch of HUAWEI HMS App Innovation Contest, Apps

UP, launching on 30th June.

The inaugural contest will see entrants compete against other experienced

developers to create innovative apps that improve and help navigate everyday

life. Apps UP contest provides a platform for developers in each of the five

competition regions: Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa, Latin America

and China to showcase their skills and innovation.

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caption: USD$1 Million Innovation Incentives Award From Shinning-Star Program

HMS Core integrates Huawei's Chipset-Device-Cloud capabilities, providing core

capabilities to developers such as Machine Learning Kit, HiAI, AR Engine and

more. Developers can easily achieve direct access and global all-scenario

intelligence distribution across all devices by integrating their apps with HMS Core.

With AppGallery's continued growth and position as one of the top three global

app marketplace, winners of the Apps UP contest will get the chance to have

their apps promoted on HUAWEI AppGallery, making them accessible to hundreds of

millions of device users from more than 170 countries and regions, combined

with the benefits of AppGallery Connect, providing one-stop service open

platform for mobile apps, which help developers innovate and carry out

efficient operations.

Prizes and wider benefits also include:

USD$1 million total funded by the Shining-Star Program, in cash prizes in the

following categories: Best App, Best Game, Best Social Impact App, Most Popular

App, Honorable Mention

Opportunity to compete on a global stage and showcase technical ability using

leading HMS Core

Discussion with industry experts and Apps UP expert judging panel

Free access to Huawei Developers events, courses and certifications

To celebrate the launch of the contest, Huawei hosted a live virtual event on

Tuesday 30th June at 12:00 UTC+1 to showcase what's in store for developers.

The event marked the opening of the global contest including talks from Zhang

Ping'an, President of Consumer Cloud Service, Huawei Consumer Business Group,

successful app developers, and HMS Core experts.

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caption: Zhang Ping’an, President of Consumer Cloud Service, Huawei Consumer

Business Group, delivered a keynote Speech titled "HMS Innovate For All"

Examples of the integration with HMS Core showed at the launch event include

art app Sketch AR, an application that uses HUAWEI HiAI to create a smarter app

for virtual art creation. Another is StorySign, which integrates with Machine

Learning Kit and blends image recognition, HUAWEI HiAI Optical Character

Recognition (OCR) translate popular children's books into sign language to

ensure deaf children can enjoy story time.

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caption: Innovate For All

Commenting on the launch of the HUAWEI HMS App Innovation Contest, Apps UP,

Zhang Ping'an said: "The number of talented developers of HMS ecosystem is

growing. The work that developers do is integral to so much of our daily life.

Through the apps they create, they empower us to seamlessly navigate the world

around us. At Huawei, we want to invite developers to join us in building a

better future and turn their ideas into reality using HMS Core offered by

Huawei Mobile Services."

How to enter

To enter, participants must register an account on the official website,

https://developer.huawei.com/consumer/en/digix/appsup 

between 30 June – 30 August 2020 and sign up either as an individual or

as a team of up to three members. All apps must be developed integrating

HMS Core and submitted on the contest official website before 18:00 UTC+8

on 30 August 2020, where a panel of regional industry experts will score each

entry on social value, business value, user experience and originality.

From there, at the stage of public review, the top 20 shortlisted apps in each

region will be made available for the public to download on the contest

official website or HUAWEI AppGallery from 21 September, making their way to

the finals in October.

Ready to harness the endless potential of the app world with Huawei? To find

out more, visit https://developer.huawei.com/consumer/en/digix/appsup.

#HMSInnovateforall

source: Huawei Consumer Business Group

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