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Tencent Opens WeChat to Handset Makers’ AI Assistants

By Guan Cong and Qu Yunxu

Published: Jun. 4, 2026 11:20 p.m. GMT+8

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An Honor Magic8 smartphone. Honor is the first brand to integrate WeChat's Agent-to-Agent feature Photo: VCG

Tencent Holdings Ltd. is partnering with major Chinese smartphone manufacturers to integrate their native artificial intelligence features with WeChat, marking a rare opening of the ubiquitous but closely guarded super app.

The collaboration relies on an “Agent-to-Agent” (A2A) protocol, illustrating how tech giants and device makers are establishing secure boundaries for AI to execute cross-app tasks without compromising user privacy, Tencent said.

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