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SONGSHAN LAKE, China, Sept. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

· AppGallery helps global brands and locally popular brands such as TomTom,

Bolt, Emirates, Sberbank and Kumu achieve business success

· Additional initiatives to work closer with partners include building three new

global ecosystem cooperation labs and five new global developer service centres

Huawei today shared important updates on AppGallery at the Huawei Developer

Conference 2020 (Together). Delivering his keynote speech, Mr Wang Yanmin,

President of Global Partnerships and Eco-Development at Huawei Consumer

Business Group highlighted AppGallery's achievements in the first three

quarters of 2020, outlined the comprehensive support Huawei provides for its

global partners and shared success stories to inspire developers.

"Despite increasing challenges, AppGallery and the Huawei Mobile Services (HMS)

ecosystem has continued to show progress this year, all thanks to our global

partners. With this strong support and recognition, we will continue to invest

in the ecosystem as we build one of the top three app distribution platforms in

the world. We are confident that as we continue to work closer with our

partners, we can help them to grow and achieve their business goals, especially

for those locally popular names who are looking to expand into other global

markets," said Mr Wang Yanmin.

AppGallery and the HMS ecosystem continue to flourish in 2020

AppGallery now dedicates itself to meet the diverse needs of 490 million

Monthly Active Users (MAUs) in over 170 countries/regions with. Within the

first half of 2020, user app downloads reached 261 billion, underscoring the

popularity growth of this app marketplace among users.

Currently, 1.8 million developers globally have joined Huawei Mobile Services

ecosystem and more than 96,000 applications have integrated with HMS Core

worldwide, offering users even more unique experiences.

Meeting user need by bringing diversified local apps

An underlying priority for AppGallery is reaching the diverse needs of users

across different regions and provide them with relevant and quality app services.

AppGallery's 'Global + Local strategy' is an innovative approach to app listing that

provides consumers with an enhanced experience by focusing on popular local apps.

Some globally popular apps and services will always be the preferred choice for

consumers around the world. With the support of influential global partners,

Huawei's ecosystem continues to grow, with partners such as Bolt, Deezer,

Foodpanda, TomTom Go Navigation, LINE, Qwant and Telegram joining AppGallery to

make life more convenient for users.

Local developers are quickly realising the wide-ranging benefits of listing

with AppGallery as consumers also often prefer their own local apps and

services too. In Middle East & Africa, the favourite local messaging app Imo

and the well-known online shopping platform noon shopping are available on

AppGallery. In Europe, BBVA, one of the largest financial institutions in the

world, and Allegro, a popular online shopping app has come on-board the

AppGallery platform. In Latin America (LATAM), AppGallery has onboarded

Bancolombia, one of the largest banks in LATAM, and Linio, the leading

e-Commerce marketplace.  In Asia Pacific, the popular travel booking app Agoda

and Lazada, one of the top e-commerce sites are listed in AppGallery.

Developers are at the heart of Huawei's innovation

Partners are joining AppGallery to utilise Huawei's innovative technology and

HMS core, enabling traditional sectors to fast-track digital transformation.

Huawei's fully open HMS Core helps accelerate app innovation and elevate user

experience. With these capabilities and services, users will be able to enjoy

differentiated experience from apps, thus, to bring more business opportunities

for add developers as well.

Sberbank, the largest bank in Russia with more than 67 million active customers

locally, partnered with AppGallery to launch its own Near field communication

(NFC) contactless payment supported by HMS. Within 11 days, over 21 million

users have downloaded the app with 3.2 million installation.

Separately, Grabjobs, a leading recruitment platform in Asia, is integrated

with Caas Kit that allows the app to conduct in-app recruitment and interviews.

Meanwhile, 3D facial recognition payment via PayBy supported by Security kit

makes payment securer. Sweet Selfie also managed to add super night mode and

anti-shaking in its features list after integration with Camera kit.

AppGallery's full-spectrum support sees partners achieving business success

AppGallery provides full-spectrum operational support for developers worldwide

and assists them to unlock new opportunities, such as cross-region operation

and global exposure. To date, several partners from various regions have

benefited from AppGallery.

Tom Tom, one of the world's leading navigation brands, has both of its popular

navigation apps TomTom Go Navigation and TomTom AmiGO listed on AppGallery.

Through joint marketing efforts with Huawei, TomTom AmiGO saw 22 times growth

in download rate; Bolt, a ride-hailing application saw an increase of 136 times

in European and Africa downloads from week one to week thirteen; Kumu, a TV

livestream app from the Philippines, worked with AppGallery to launch a

Mother's Day campaign. In the first 15 days, there was 220% increase in Kumu's

premium users, and its revenue grew more than 40 times.

Huawei also has extensive support to assist developers explore business

opportunities in China and other global markets, by providing relevant

consulting service, localisation and integration, marketing and campaign

services. A spokesperson from newly joint partner Emirates said: "It's our

pleasure to collaborate with Huawei to provide the best possible customer

experience. The engaging tools that are available on AppGallery can help us

create closer bonds and experiences with more customers, especially in China,

which is a significant market for us. The next phase of our collaboration will

roll out soon and is aimed at benefitting passengers at every step of their

journey, from trip planning to arriving at their destination."

Since last year, Huawei has helped over 700 partners enter the Chinese market.

Huawei pledges to work more closely with developers and partners

Going forward, Huawei continues to expand developer services. Huawei is

building three global ecosystem cooperation labs in Russia, Poland, and Germany

to serve global developers and provide enablement, testing, and certification

services. Five global developer service centres will also be established in

Romania, Malaysia, Egypt, Mexico, and Russia, providing local services and

platforms to help developers better grow and innovate.

Huawei has always and will continue to welcome global developers to join the

HMS ecosystem. We believe that by working closely together, we can bring a

better, smarter app experience to global consumers. After all, when tiny stars

come together, they form a brighter constellation.

For more information, please visit the Huawei Developer website at

https://developer.huawei.com/consumer/en/  or the Huawei Developer Forum at

https://forums.developer.huawei.com/forumPortal/en/home 

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Source - Huawei