36Kr has learned from Tencent sources that WeChat is working with smartphone makers, including Huawei, Xiaomi, Honor, Oppo, and Vivo, to launch agent-to-agent (A2A) capabilities. Several manufacturers have already completed integration, according to the sources.
The feature will allow users to start WeChat audio or video calls, or send messages to specified contacts, through the artificial intelligence assistant built into their phone system. Tencent said the feature will maintain data security and privacy through a dual authorization structure.
That technical route differs from the approach typically used by system-level AI assistants. Those assistants often rely on graphical user interface (GUI) agents that read the screen as a user would and simulate taps to operate apps such as WeChat.
In this case, WeChat opens a controlled access point that lets system agents, such as Huawei’s Xiaoyi, Xiaomi’s Xiao Ai, Honor’s Yoyo, Vivo’s V, and Meizu’s Aicy, communicate directly with WeChat’s internal agent. After the system agent parses a user’s intent, it sends instructions through an encrypted and controlled protocol. WeChat then executes the action in the background and returns the result.
