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A report by Reuters reveals that Huawei, Xiaomi, Oppo, and Vivo are working on a new app store alliance.
The Global Developer Service Alliance (or GDSA) would help the Chinese mobile tech giants challenge Google's Play Store dominance and would allow developers outside of China to upload an app once and have it show up across all four manufacturer's app stores simultaneously.
The GDSA will also give developers an easier way to expose their app to billions of users.
While the GDSA would primarily benefit Huawei after losing access to Google services last year, Xiaomi, Oppo, and Vivo also stand to gain in the countries they are popular.
Nicole Peng, VP of Mobility at Canalys, says it will provide the four companies with "more negotiating power against Google."
The report further revealed the GDSA will cover nine countries initially, including India, Indonesia, and Russia. While the launch was expected to happen in March, there is an uncertainty that the recent coronavirus outbreak might delay it.
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