Huawei announces cooperation with Otlob Egypt to provide their Mobile App on the AppGallery platform

Egypt, Cairo, 19 April 2020: Huawei Consumer Business Group (CBG) announced its fruitful partnership with Otlob, Egypt’s leading food delivery platform, to include the Otlob Mobile application on HUAWEI’s AppGallery platform, making it the first home delivery service app on the AppGallery in Egypt. HUAWEI AppGallery is one of the three best app stores in the world, which is available in over 170 countries/regions with 400 million monthly active users (MAUs), covering mainstream apps and services worldwide.

Huawei is continuously working on increasing the selection of top apps that have become essential for consumers’ digital lifestyle, including both popular global applications and local applications that users have come to love and depend on. HUAWEI AppGallery segments applications across 18 categories, including news, social media, entertainment and more, all searchable with a simple and smooth browsing experience.

In this context, Peak Yin, Vice President of Huawei Egypt, said, “We at Huawei believe that technology plays a vital role in consumer lives today. Not only to improve standards of living but also, to depend on it in almost every aspect of the daily lives, and therefore we are always keen on amplifying Huawei’s vision, making HUAWEI AppGallery an open, innovative app distribution platform that is accessible to consumers, and to strictly protect users’ privacy and security while providing them with a unique and smart experience.”

He added: “Today we’re introducing a new application in cooperation with Egypt’s leading food delivery platform, Otlob. We’re excited to have a new segment of apps in the HUAWEI AppGallery, especially that online food ordering has become a daily practice for consumers in Egypt over the past few years.”

“Otlob’s vision is to promote digital transformation of the restaurant and food delivery industry in Egypt and the region, and therefore it is always our top priority to make sure our service is accessible to as many consumers as possible,” said Sofiène Marzouki, Otlob's Managing Director. “We’ve been closely following up with the progress and development of Huawei Mobile Services, and that’s what made us very keen to make Otlob available on Huawei AppGallery due to its vast growing consumers base as well as its very advanced technical and security capabilities,” added Sofiène.

Otlob is the first online restaurant delivery service in Egypt, offering the quickest, easiest, and most reliable food ordering experience. Otlob’s service helps customers find restaurants in their area, filter by cuisine, browse menus, and easily place orders. Customers use Otlob through iOS and Android applications or through their website. Otlob was founded in 1999 and has helped millions of Egyptians order their food in 30 seconds or less. In addition, Otlob’s customers enjoy exclusive offers from thousands of restaurants in more than 25 cities in Egypt.

It’s worth mentioning that AppGallery is HUAWEI’s official Android Application store. It provides “360° protection”, ensures that all apps are trusted and safe, data privacy is certified by international standards, parental control, great and seamless experience across Huawei phones, tablets, smart screens, wearables, VR gadgets, and more thanks to the possibility of using one ID for all devices, and more.