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Chinese smartphone giants Huawei and Xiaomi along with BBK's OPPO and Vivo are working together on a platform that will challenge Google Play Store's monopoly. Huawei is going through hard times due to the US Trade ban, which has cut Google Play Services supply to the Chinese smartphone giant. It has been gathering developers to develop Apps for its own App Gallery, the company has already stated that it is not going back to Google Play Store even if US eases the sanctions.
The above mentioned four Chinese companies make up more than 40% of the smartphone market worldwide. OPPO, Vivo and Xiaomi currently have complete access to Google Play Services but they have joined hands with their troubled fellow company Huawei to make a new platform for Android Apps. The new platform will help developers market their Android Apps without relying on Google Play Store. The newly formed alliance will benefit from the ads revenue this new platform generates.
Google Play Store has been an essential part of Android experience until now, but now things may change as top Chinese smartphone makers are trying to come up with an alternative to break the monopoly. Xiaomi, OPPO and Vivo produce high powered smartphones with top of the line specifications for relatively cheaper price tags than their international counterparts which has gained them a large chunk of market in Asia. The alliance will help them convince users to switch on their own App store.
It will be interesting to see how Google cope up with this new development because Google Play Store generates a significant amount of revenue for the company, it accounts for almost 30% revenue Google makes from their Android OS. The Google Play Store made a hefty $8.8 billion revenue for the company last year from its worldwide sales. The new platform was expected to launch in March this year which has been delayed due to the recent Coronavirus outbreak.
