Since Huawei was placed on the US Entity List in May 2019, its future with Google’s Android ecosystem has been on shaky ground. The launch of its latest flagship Mate 30 range was severely impacted by the blacklisting, with many global consumers unwilling to invest in a high-end smartphone without familiar Google Mobile Services such as the Play Store, Google Maps and YouTube, despite its well-received hardware.
While Huawei may continue to use the basic, open-source version of the Android OS, it has ramped up work on HarmonyOS, its own mobile OS, and is actively looking to attract developers from around the world to create apps for the Huawei App Gallery.
The Huawei Developer Program has announced £20m in investment to support UK and Irish developers, with a £20,000 financial incentive for any app uploaded to the App Gallery before the end of the month. Anson Zhang, MD of Huawei UK’s consumer business group, said that the support “highlights [Huawei...