Artificial intelligence continues to transform virtual assistants on mobile devices, and some Chinese brands are moving quickly in this direction. Honor has announced the integration of DeepSeek-R1 in his assistant YOYO, while Nubia has also confirmed its intention to incorporate this model into its systems. These implementations seek to optimize language understanding and interaction with users.
Honor's bet on DeepSeek-R1
Honor has started rolling out DeepSeek-R1 inside its YOYO assistant, a feature that is available on devices with Magic OS 8.0 or later. Users in China can access this update via version 80.0.1.503, which will allow them to enjoy improvements in logical reasoning and contextual understanding.
This move positions Honor as the first company in China to integrate DeepSeek-R1 natively on their phones. The update allows YOYO to interpret voice commands more accurately, making it easier to perform more complex tasks intuitively.
Nubia joins the trend
Nubia has also confirmed its intention to integrate DeepSeek into its phonesAlthough no exact date has been given for the implementation, the company has begun testing on models such as the Nubia z70 ultra.
According to Ni Fei, president of Nubia, the company is looking for a deep integration that allows the system assistant to take full advantage of the AI ​​model's capabilities, rather than simply offering access to an external chatbot. According to Fei, this approach will ensure an experience much more fluid and natural for users.
DeepSeek's rapid growth in China
Although DeepSeek-R1 has only been available for a short time, its adoption has been surprisingly rapid in China.Unlike in the West, where ChatGPT and Gemini dominate the market, Chinese companies have bet on this homegrown alternative.
One of the great advantages of DeepSeek is that its development and data control remain in China, which has generated confidence in the country's manufacturers when implementing it in their devices. In addition, the model is under a MIT license, allowing its unrestricted use for both commercial and academic purposes.
An uncertain future outside China
As of today, DeepSeek-R1 is only available in the Chinese market., and it's unclear whether it will be coming to devices in other countries. There are doubts about whether this model will be able to compete in other markets against options like ChatGPT or Gemini, which are backed by global companies like OpenAI and Google.
Additionally, some privacy and censorship issues have raised concerns surrounding DeepSeek. While its open source nature makes it easy to adopt, certain international regulations could hamper its global expansion.
Chinese companies continue to bet on their own artificial intelligence ecosystem, and DeepSeek-R1 is emerging as a key player in this area. It remains to be seen whether its impact will remain limited to the Chinese market or whether it will achieve greater relevance outside its borders in the future.