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Physix Frontier · News Briefing Card (Leiphone · Oct 15, 2026)

151 apps reject Doubao GUI automation; Tencent launches Green Bubble short drama

KEY FACTS

  • Doubao Phone Assistant opened GUI automation after its public notice period, but only for apps that have not declared a refusal.
  • Doubao disclosed a refusal list of 151 apps, including WeChat, Taobao, Meituan, and DeepSeek.
  • Tencent launched the Green Bubble short drama mini program, rolled out by WeChat's short drama content center, with a Friends Watching recommendation slot.
  • Hongguo Short Drama reached 168 million daily active users as of July 2026, up 107% year over year.
  • OpenAI Saudi engineer Alfozan was arrested for hiding a recording device in a meeting room and has been fired.

KEY DATA

151Apps refusing operation
168 millionHongguo Short Drama DAU
107%Hongguo Short Drama DAU YoY

PHYSIX OBSERVATION

Super apps collectively saying no to GUI proxy operation shows that phone makers' AI agents are hitting the data sovereignty wall of the app ecosystem. Doubao wants to trade protocol for openness, but WeChat and Taobao are unwilling to hand over interface control. For AI phones to truly land, this battle over the entry point must be resolved first.

Source: Leiphone report