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.

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