AI-Native Phones at WAIC: First Look
APPSO · wechat · 2026-07-17
This article provides hands-on impressions of the new STEPXNeo device from Jieyue at WAIC. The focus is not on appearance but on its system-level agent Amoo and underlying StepAOS. The device reimagines the phone as an entry point for the "Agent era": users describe goals in natural language, and the system reads calendars, checks weather, searches events, cross-app schedules transportation, accommodation, and payments, finally presenting results for confirmation.
Core Design
- Result Interaction: Users describe outcomes, Amoo breaks down tasks and calls services
- System-level Agent: The agent has a "user-like" identity within the system, enabling cross-app orchestration
- Three Major Challenges: Memory, Decision, Action
- Edge-Cloud Synergy: Simple operations on-device, complex planning in cloud
- Safety Mechanisms: Emphasizes "trustable, visible, controllable, reversible"
Article's Assessment
- Traditional phones just "add AI" which is insufficient
- AI-native phones need redesigned permissions, data, computation, and service invocation
- Jieyue aims to integrate model, OS, and agent product as a whole
- Pricing and release date not yet announced; more details await market validation
Industry Context
The article mentions that Google, Apple, Samsung, Huawei are all pushing agents to take over phones. The author believes that "AI phones" in 2025 are not just hype but a clear trend.
Related event: StepFun Unveils STEPX and StepAOS at WAIC(3 posts)→
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