Honor denies talks with ByteDance on Doubao AI phone collaboration

Honor denied media reports that it is in talks with ByteDance over a Doubao AI smartphone partnership.

The company said internal checks found the claims inaccurate and rejected the existence of current negotiations.

The reports had suggested ByteDance previously approached Honor about a Doubao AI phone collaboration.

The episode underscores uncertainty around possible AI-phone alliances among major Chinese tech and handset players.