Huawei’s App Gallery now has over 500 million monthly active users worldwide(as of 2020). The company has reformed its features and added the most needed apps like Hungama, Bolt, HERE Maps etc. Today, it has revamped the App Gallery interface.
This new interface, which is launching across Europe, has localized content, helps easy navigation across thousands of Apps, Games, and more. Huawei is doing this with a new Discovery experience having ‘Featured’ content.
The company explained the new features of the App Gallery via a Press Release. The first and foremost change you will notice is the design of the interface. Huawei says that the App icons are now”Bigger and Bolder”. It adds that the interactive discovery will help present the Apps in an elegant but eye-catching and intriguing manner.
Basically, the App Gallery now has two Major Sections – ‘Featured’ and ‘Categories’. Here, the new Featured tab has Apps arranged in Cards at the top. These have marquees of Apps, Games handpicked by the team that are relevant to the user. It will include curated contents like Articles, Guides, and reviews as well.
Huawei says that App Gallery’s editors will make the contents focus more on local trends and needs. Before we jump into other features, let’s look at the list of countries that are going to receive this UI:
- CEE(Central & Easter Europe) & Nordic region:
- Sweden
- Norway
- Finland
- Denmark
- Romania
- Czechia(Czech Republic)
- Poland
- Bulgaria
- Turkey
- Austria
- Lithuania
- Hungary
- Ukraine
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*Note: To use the new App Gallery, make sure you complete updating the 6.0.2 (Oct 2020) and 11.0.2 (Dec 2020) versions beforehand. The rollout will begin from Today in the above-mentioned countries. You can also expect it to expand to other regions in the future.
Coming back, the Featured tabs can now be scrolled up/down to surf like a social media website from newer to older posts. Additionally, the Featured tabs also have Campaigns and Gifts tabs. They show recommendations like Lucky Draws, Cashback offers, and Challenges to win rewards, etc.
The Gift section has freebies for downloading the Apps. It might also include a free-subscription to certain premium services as a bonus, extra credits for Games(in-game Purchase), and more. That said, the Apps and Games can now be discovered under two Exclusive Tabs to avoid confusion, see reviews/ratings easier.
“The redesigned AppGallery lives up to its name by allowing users to browse easily through our curated content and discover unexpected delights,” says Wang Heng, Vice President, Global Partnerships and Eco-Development at Huawei Consumer Business Group, CEE, and Nordics.
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