On December 1, the Doubao team at ByteDance unveiled a technical preview of the Doubao Mobile Assistant, making it crystal clear that they have no intentions of developing their own smartphone. This assistant harnesses the power of the Doubao large - scale model and works in tandem with smartphone makers at the operating system tier. At present, users can get a hands - on experience with it on the engineering prototype nubia M153, which is a product of the joint efforts between Doubao and ZTE. Users have the option to activate the assistant through voice commands, side buttons, or by using the Doubao Ola Friend earphones. Once activated, it enables cross - application automated tasks, like searching for and booking tickets, as well as placing product orders. Doubao is actively engaged in discussions with numerous smartphone manufacturers to expand this collaboration, and more updates are on the horizon to be shared in due course.