Chapter 751: Chapter 318: Strong Features Chapter 751: Chapter 318: Strong Features After witnessing the powerful control of the voice assistant over mobile phone programs, one executive asked worriedly, “Mr. Yan Fei, since your voice assistant can control the activation of mobile phone programs, aren't its permissions a bit too extensive?”
Yan Fei replied, “It's not that my voice assistant has too many permissions, but rather that we must return control of the mobile phone to the users, letting them decide whether they need this software on their phones. If they don't need the software, they should be able to shut it down. The same goes for my voice assistant; if users don't like it, they can uninstall it.”
That executive said, “Users are not professionals, so they won't know which programs are unnecessary. If they shut down essential operating programs by mistake and cause the phone system to crash, who will be responsible then?”
Yan Fei said, “Even if the phone system crashes, our voice assistant can still be used independently. As long as users activate the detection function of the voice assistant, it can identify which program was mistakenly shut down, then restart that program to ensure the phone system returns to normal.”
In Yan Fei's recent words, he revealed a very important piece of information: even after a system crash, his voice assistant could still function normally. This meant that the voice assistant was not merely a mobile phone assistant; it also possessed some functions of a mobile phone system, which allowed it to continue operating even after a system crash.
All the executives present were astute, and they naturally read between the lines of Yan Fei's implications. Currently, there are mainly two operating systems for smart phones in the world: Apple's iOS system and the Android System. Since iOS is completely closed off, besides Apple, smart phone manufacturers all use the Android System.
The Android System had been promoting itself for free up until now, achieving a huge market share. But from current signs, it appeared that Android was preparing to charge manufacturers that use their system, officially entering the harvest season. Once Android begins to charge, those smart phone manufacturers will have to pay hefty fees. At that time, all manufacturers actually using the Android system will collectively face difficulties.
These manufacturers were already worried about this issue, but upon discovering that Dream Technology's voice assistant possessed some mobile phone system functions, they became somewhat intrigued. If Dream Technology could launch such a voice assistant, could they also launch a mobile phone operating system? After all, Android is an American system, and if they choose to shut down Android, all domestic smart phone manufacturers would go bankrupt. Although Dream Technology was a bit special, it was, at least, Chinese, and using their system seemed somewhat more reassuring.
After Yan Fei disclosed the hidden information, in just an instant, these executives thought of a lot. The more visionary manufacturers were considering how to form an alliance with Dream Technology to solve the significant threat posed by the Android mobile phone system, while those shortsighted manufacturers were considering how to prevent Dream Technology from controlling their mobile phone operations through technical means.
Mr. Ren began to extend goodwill, asking proactively, “Mr. Yan Fei, your voice assistant is excellent. Does it have any other functions?”
Yan Fei said, “Of course, it has more. In the following time, I will be demonstrating them one by one. Dream, I want to go online.”
Dream said, “What kind of website would you like to visit?”
Yan Fei said, “Hmm… open up the official website of BBC Britain.”
The mobile phone screen immediately displayed a new web browser, which quickly entered the URL for BBC, opening the official BBC website filled with English content and images on the entire screen.
After seeing Dream's operation, everyone noticed another detail: the voice assistant came with its own browser and had collected a large number of website addresses, capable of opening different sites according to the user's needs.
Yan Fei, looking at the English website on the screen, said, “I can understand the English news, but most people can't. Dream, please translate all these English websites into Chinese.”
Dream asked, “Do you want the content in the images translated into Chinese as well?”
Yan Fei replied, “Translate the contents in the images as well.”
Dream said, “Alright!”
Everyone then saw the website on the screen refresh, and below each English word on the entire English website appeared dark-colored Chinese annotations, conveniently allowing one to understand the content in the news. Meanwhile, the original English news on the website remained and did not obstruct those who wanted to read in English simultaneously.
The executives present, who frequently traveled abroad and had a reasonable level of English, immediately started comparing the Chinese translations with the English text on the big screen. They found that Dream's translations were very accurate, making it exceptionally smooth to read and perfectly understandable, unlike the previous so-called translation software that was nonsensicall.
On several images on the website, English words also appeared, and next to those English words, well-translated Chinese appeared as well, making it immediately clear what the images intended to convey.