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Huawei Mobile Services vs Firebase

Developers should learn and use HMS when targeting Huawei devices, especially in regions where Google services are restricted or unavailable, such as China, or for devices like the Huawei Mate and P series that lack GMS due to trade restrictions meets firebase is widely used in the industry and worth learning. Here's our take.

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Huawei Mobile Services

Developers should learn and use HMS when targeting Huawei devices, especially in regions where Google services are restricted or unavailable, such as China, or for devices like the Huawei Mate and P series that lack GMS due to trade restrictions

Huawei Mobile Services

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Developers should learn and use HMS when targeting Huawei devices, especially in regions where Google services are restricted or unavailable, such as China, or for devices like the Huawei Mate and P series that lack GMS due to trade restrictions

Pros

  • +It is essential for building apps that leverage Huawei-specific features, distributing through the AppGallery store, and accessing Huawei's growing user base of over 700 million devices
  • +Related to: android-development, kotlin

Cons

  • -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

Firebase

Firebase is widely used in the industry and worth learning

Pros

  • +Widely used in the industry
  • +Related to: google-cloud, realtime

Cons

  • -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

The Verdict

These tools serve different purposes. Huawei Mobile Services is a platform while Firebase is a database. We picked Huawei Mobile Services based on overall popularity, but your choice depends on what you're building.

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The Bottom Line
Huawei Mobile Services wins

Based on overall popularity. Huawei Mobile Services is more widely used, but Firebase excels in its own space.

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