Oppo launches USD 143 mln developer support fund

News Wireless Global 20 DEC 2019
Oppo launches USD 143 mln developer support fund
Chinese smartphone vendor Oppo has announced a raft of new initiatives at its 2019 Oppo Developer Conference (ODC) in Beijing under the theme of "Innovation and Intelligence". The three main projects are an enhanced developer support programme dubbed “Gravity Plan 2.0”, for which Oppo has pledged to allocate CNY 1 billion (around USD 143 million) in 2020, as well as an IoT enablement plan and five system-level capability exposure engines.

The new developer support programme is a continuation of the Gravity Plan rolled out last year at the company’s ODC 2108 event. Since then, the plan has provided resources for more than 2,000 applications, resulting in 9.2 billion impressions and more than 180 million downloads, said Oppo, adding that it’s looking to provide sustained and all-round support to partners in the fields of applications, services, content and global development.

The so-called “Five System-level Capability Exposure Engines” project, meanwhile, is designed to help developers improve Oppo’s system level capabilities including Hyper Boost, Link Boost, CameraUnit, MediaUnit and ARUnit with a view to giving users a smoother and quicker experience.

Finally, Oppo said the new IoT Enablement Plan is aimed at opening its HeyThings IoT protocol, HeyThings IoT service platform and audio connectivity protocol to IoT partners. The newly-upgraded HeyThings IoT service platform is expected to be deployed through the open platform in the first quarter, while the first phase of the audio connectivity protocol is expected to be in service in June 2020, said Oppo.


 

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