Huawei will have its own voice assistant in China

by Dramelin 3:30 AM 0 comments

Fresh off integrating Amazon`s Alexa in the Huawei Mate 9, the world`s third-biggest smartphone manufacturer is now also working on crafting its own voice assistant, specifically tailored for China. During CES in January, Huawei mobile chief Richard Yu told The Verge in a group briefing with other members of the press, including Bloomberg, that Huawei was planning a voice assistant only for its home market of China. Instead, the Chinese voice assistant will be introduced to support an ecosystem of apps, games, and services that Huawei is already building in its native market. In the United States and elsewhere, Huawei plans to pursue a path of least resistance through partnerships instead:"Today, Amazon and Google are stronger than us; Alexa and Google Assistant are better. A report from Bloomberg has illuminated some of the work going on behind the scenes, but Huawei has already been upfront about its plans on this front.