Getting Your App Published in Huawei's App Gallery

Publishing your Android app in the Huawei App Gallery is useful because modern Huawei devices don't have the Google Play Store. But the publishing process has some unique challenges too, which we will explain here.

Updated on 31. December 2024 by Jan Bunk

An app package moving through review and publishing steps into a Huawei AppGallery listing.
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Open the main page of the Huawei App Gallery

Click "Upload your app"

Huawei AppGallery website with Upload your app and Operation guide buttons.

Log in with your existing Huawei ID or create a new one.

Next you will have to verify your personal or your company's identity to upload an app. Direct link to verification

After your identity has been verified, you will receive an email. If there's an issue with your verification, the Huawei team will also send you an email to let you know how to resolve it.

Make sure you're logged into your Huawei account and open App Gallery Connect

Click "My apps".

AppGallery Connect dashboard with My apps and My projects tiles.

Click "New app" at the top right.

AppGallery Connect app list with the New app button.

Select APK and Mobile Phone and enter your app's name.

New app dialog with APK and Mobile phone selected and an empty App name field.

Pick the category "App" unless your website is a game. Then select the default language of your website as the default language of the app.

New app dialog with the App and Game category options and the Default language field.

Click the "OK" button. You don't need to add the app to a project.

New app dialog with English (US) as the default language and the OK button.

Select "Phone" and "Tablet" in the compatibility section.

AppGallery compatibility options for Phone, Tablet and HUAWEI Watch.

Enter description texts for your app.

App information form with the Full introduction text area and the Brief introduction field below it.

You can download your app icon here.

App icon upload tile beside Huawei's icon and mask-layer example.

Upload screenshots for your app.

AppGallery visual assets section with the Screenshots upload area.

Select a category for your app.

AppGallery Categorization section with its Category dropdown.

Click "Save" and then "Next" at the top right.

App information page with Save and Next buttons at the top right.

Click "OK" on the dialog.

Information dialog asking whether to go to the Version information page, with OK and Cancel.

Select the regions you'd like to make your app available in.

Country/Region for release section with the Manage countries/regions button and regional checkboxes.

Download the .apk file for your app

Scroll down and click "Manage app packages", where you can then upload the .apk file you just downloaded.

App package section with the Manage app packages button above Payment information.

Decide whether your app should be free or paid. If you want it to be paid, extra steps might be necessary.

Click the "Set" button to open the content rating dialog. Pick an age rating depending on the descriptions it shows in the dialog.

Content rating section with the Set button beside Age classification.

Enter a link to your website's privacy policy.

Privacy statement section with the Privacy statement URL field.

If your website has an account system, you need to provide a test account to the app reviewers so they can access and test all parts of your app.

  • A test account is necessary even if just a small part of your app/website requires logging in.
  • The test account credentials must work to log in on your website. It's not your webtoapp.design, Google or Apple account details.
  • The test account doesn't need to have any special admin permissions. Just a regular user account for your website.
  • The test account should have a username and password consisting only of letters and numbers that are easy to type. If you include special characters like "*", the app reviewers might not be able to log in.
Please double-check that the test account you provided works. If the app reviewers can't log in with it, your app will be rejected.

Review information section with the Sign-in required checkbox and a Remarks field.

Click "Save" and then "Submit" at the top.

AppGallery release page with Save and Submit buttons at the top right.

That's it! Usually your app will get published in just a few hours to days.

Want to publish your app in other app stores too? Check out our app store overview that links to all our app publishing guides.