<s>
Huawei	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Services	I-Application
(	O
HMS	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
proprietary	O
services	O
and	O
application	O
programming	O
interfaces	O
(	O
APIs	O
)	O
developed	O
by	O
Huawei	O
Technologies	O
Co.	O
,	O
Ltd	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
typically	O
installed	O
on	O
Huawei	O
devices	O
running	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
including	O
devices	O
already	O
distributed	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Services	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
are	O
Huawei	O
ID	O
,	O
Cloud	O
,	O
AppGallery	B-Application
,	O
Themes	O
,	O
Huawei	O
Video	O
,	O
Browser	O
,	O
Assistant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
rival	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Services	I-Application
has	O
3	O
million	O
apps	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
Play	I-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AppGallery	B-Application
claimed	O
180	O
billion	O
downloads	O
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
smartphone	O
from	O
a	O
third-party	O
manufacturer	O
to	O
include	O
Huawei	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Services	I-Application
(	O
HMS	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Huawei	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Services	I-Application
on	O
Android	B-Application
goes	O
all	O
the	O
way	O
back	O
to	O
August	O
2016	O
as	O
Huawei	O
ID	O
services	O
for	O
phones	O
,	O
basic	O
functionalities	O
for	O
Huawei	O
P9	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Huawei	O
officially	O
launched	O
Huawei	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Services	I-Application
in	O
China	O
on	O
December	O
24	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
beta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Huawei	O
expanded	O
Huawei	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Services	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
February	O
2020	O
and	O
other	O
markets	O
in	O
Asia	O
,	O
Latin	O
America	O
,	O
Middle	O
East	O
&	O
Africa	O
,	O
Canada	O
,	O
Mexico	O
followed	O
outside	O
banned	O
US	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Huawei	O
promised	O
developers	O
it	O
would	O
take	O
,	O
“	O
less	O
than	O
10	O
minutes	O
"	O
,	O
to	O
port	O
their	O
app	O
over	O
to	O
HMS	O
-	O
to	O
illustrate	O
the	O
ease	O
of	O
portability	O
between	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
Play	I-Application
Store	I-Application
and	O
the	O
HMS	O
AppGallery	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
15	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Huawei	O
expanded	O
HMS	O
with	O
HarmonyOS	B-Operating_System
support	O
with	O
HMS	O
Core	O
6.0	O
for	O
app	O
development	O
with	O
native	O
HAP	O
based	O
apps	O
in	O
all	O
types	O
of	O
devices	O
from	O
smartphones	O
,	O
tablets	O
,	O
smart	O
screens	O
,	O
smartwatches	O
,	O
and	O
car	O
machines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HMS	O
Core	O
is	O
a	O
hub	O
for	O
Huawei	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Services	I-Application
and	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
toolkit	O
for	O
app	O
development	O
on	O
Huawei	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
comprises	O
Development	O
,	O
Growth	O
and	O
Monetizing	O
and	O
was	O
created	O
as	O
a	O
replacement	O
for	O
Google	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Services	I-Application
(	O
GMS	O
)	O
Core	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HMS	O
AppGallery	B-Application
has	O
a	O
key	O
rival	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
Play	I-Application
Store	I-Application
on	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HMS	O
AppGallery	B-Application
is	O
available	O
in	O
170	O
countries	O
,	O
across	O
78	O
languages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
summer	O
2019	O
,	O
registered	O
developers	O
to	O
develop	O
apps	O
for	O
the	O
AppGallery	B-Application
grew	O
to	O
910,000	O
(	O
from	O
450,000	O
the	O
year	O
previous	O
)	O
and	O
Core	O
app	O
integration	O
doubled	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
timeframe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
July	O
2022	O
,	O
registered	O
developers	O
grew	O
to	O
5	O
million	O
(	O
from	O
4	O
million	O
,	O
the	O
year	O
previous	O
)	O
and	O
Core	O
app	O
integration	O
doubled	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
timeframe	O
revealed	O
during	O
Huawei	O
's	O
HarmonyOS	B-Operating_System
3	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reception	O
of	O
HMS	O
is	O
mixed	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
discussion	O
based	O
around	O
the	O
key	O
Google/Android	O
apps	O
which	O
are	O
not	O
yet	O
present	O
on	O
the	O
AppGallery	B-Application
and	O
whether	O
or	O
not	O
this	O
presents	O
a	O
significant	O
problem	O
to	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
open	O
development	O
of	O
HMS	O
Core	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
regarded	O
by	O
some	O
as	O
benefiting	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
project	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
Huawei	O
continues	O
to	O
invest	O
in	O
a	O
holistically	O
open	O
approach	O
...	O
the	O
result	O
could	O
be	O
that	O
we	O
could	O
all	O
end	O
up	O
a	O
bit	O
less	O
beholden	O
to	O
Google	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
