Huawei AppGallery ties-up with MapmyIndia

Huawei AppGallery announced its tie-up with MapmyIndia, India’s player in premium-quality digital map data, APIs, GPS navigation, telematics, IoT, location-based SaaS and GIS Solutions. The AppGallery on-boards MapmyIndia’s flagship Move app as the company’s official digital map partner to offer users an advanced navigation experience on HONOR and Huawei devices.

With a 25 year old legacy, MapmyIndia is a pioneer of the digital map service in the country, which brings the most detailed, accurate and comprehensive interactive maps and navigation app to one of the most trusted marketplace, the AppGallery. Under this collaboration, the Move app will come preloaded onto all the upcoming HONOR and Huawei range of devices in India.

The AppGallery users will now have access to high precision maps including high definition 3D, house, and building-level detail, superimposed with live traffic and safety information. The Move app also provides the Smart Mobility Platform to address the emerging needs of safety, convenience and efficiency in the automotive industry and among vehicle owners and users.

Additionally, real-time services such as opening of new store, installation of public hotspots, etc. being constantly added to the map, will enrich the need of AppGallery users at a hyperlocal level. The recent integration of full 3D content in the app, using augmented and virtual reality will further allow HONOR and Huawei users to experience the world using the virtual travelling solutions in maps, from their continuous work from home environment.

Addressing the partnership, Charles Peng, President, HONOR and Huawei India Consumer Business Group, said, “We at HONOR and Huawei believe in empowering our consumers with ground-breaking innovations that make their smartphone journey more worthwhile and meaningful. We are proud to announce our liaison with India’s dedicated and leading digital map provider, MapmyIndia. With the flagship mobility app, Move, we aim to take our AppGallery users’ experience beyond navigation to an enhanced mapping ecosystem. Our users can now access hyperlocal real-time updates, accurate locations, live traffic and ETA from a truly Made in India application.”

Commenting on the occasion, Rohan Verma, CEO & Executive Director, MapmyIndia, said, “MapmyIndia is pleased to partner with Huawei. This will benefit millions of Huawei & HONOR users as they will now have access to MapmyIndia Move app – India’s super app for maps, navigation, safety and more. The Move app is already a big hit among Indian users as it is high on utility and comes loaded with exciting features viz. hyperlocal real-time updates, doorstep navigation with live traffic and ETA, augmented reality to explore nearby places, IoT device tracking for safety, and eLoc (India’s first 6-character digital address system). The MapmyIndia Move app will come preloaded on Huawei & HONOR phones and will be available on the Huawei AppGallery. With Huawei Mobile Services, we are happy to see a localized app store and app service alternatives being made widely available to Indian users. I am sure that MapmyIndia Move app will prove to be a key differentiator for Huawei in the India market, across its offerings – phones, services and developer ecosystems.”

―Technuter