It’s been almost two years now, and the trend of AI seems far from settling down just yet. The bandwagon was technically started by OpenAI with ChatGPT but has now been joined by several competitors, including Google, Meta, and Claude, to name a few.
But the biggest shake-up in AI since OpenAI’s launch might just be coming from China. DeepSeek, a relatively new player in the space, made waves last month with its R1 model—a reasoning-focused AI that outperforms GPT-4o in benchmarks and is open source.
DeepSeek-R1 is available under the MIT license, meaning it can be used freely for both commercial and academic purposes. And that freedom is already making an impact, it seems.
Major smartphone brands are reportedly looking to integrate DeepSeek-R1 into their AI assistants. Huawei has already jumped on board, and now Honor is following suit.
Honor x DeepSeek R1
The company officially announced that an upgraded version of its in-house assistant, YOYO—currently exclusive to the Chinese market—will be powered by DeepSeek-R1.
According to Honor, YOYO has a user base of over 130 million monthly active users. Now, with the integration of DeepSeek-R1, the company is promising a major leap in performance.
Honor is focusing on improvements in natural language processing, aiming to make YOYO more responsive and context-aware. Logical reasoning and deeper contextual understanding are also key areas where DeepSeek-R1 is expected to make a difference.
Essentially, Honor wants its assistant to feel more intuitive, handle complex tasks more efficiently, and deliver a smarter, more personalized experience.
The company’s approach is all about seamless interaction. Users in China can use the updated version of YOYO by navigating to the “AI agent” section through a swipe up from the bottom of their device, and selecting “DeepSeek-R1.”
The rollout kicks off on February 8th and will be available to Honor smartphone users in China running MagicOS 8.0 or later. And not to forget, to enable the DeepSeek-powered upgrade, users will need to update the YOYO app to version 80.0.1.503 or higher. For now, the upgrade is exclusive to China, but whether Honor plans to bring it to global markets remains to be seen.
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