Huawei aims to build Google services alternative in India; Oppo brings global fund

NEW DELHI: Chinese handset makers Huawei and Oppo have started engaging with Indian developers with lucrative incentives under their global funds to build localized mobile services that can be offered with their smartphone in the country. Both handset companies are incentivizing developers in India through their global funds to develop these services.

Huawei’s move is more about building an alternative to Google’s service suite, called Google Media Services (GMS) since there is uncertainty on the use of GMS on Huawei and Honor mobile phones following restrictions announced by the US government earlier this year. GMS includes Gmail, YouTube, Navigation, Google Drive, and Maps.