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Selected users of Huawei, Honor, Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo devices can now use natural language commands through each brand’s built-in voice assistant to send messages and make voice or video calls in WeChat. © Getty Images
HONG KONG — Tencent has quietly granted certain smartphone makers access to its ubiquitous app WeChat as the Chinese tech giant pushes deeper into the AI phone space, a sector that has drawn concern and pushback from financial institutions.
