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Updated · HC Newsroom · Jun 30Huawei AppGallery Lands 2026 Best App Store Nomination, With Voting Open Until July 20
2 articles · Updated · HC Newsroom · Jun 30Summary
- Huawei AppGallery was nominated for Mobile Games Awards 2026 in the best app store experience category, with public voting open until July 20.
- The nomination cites AppGallery’s experience for developers and users, while the winner will be announced at the Aug. 25 gala ceremony in Cologne.
- AppGallery distributes apps across more than 170 countries and regions and comes pre-installed on Huawei smartphones and tablets.
- Huawei built up AppGallery after US sanctions blocked Google Mobile Services, positioning it as an alternative to Google Play and Apple’s App Store.
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Born from US sanctions, is Huawei's AppGallery a secure global alternative or the start of a fragmented app world? With HarmonyOS now fully independent, can Huawei's AppGallery build a global app ecosystem to rival the established duopoly?