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Honor unveils MagicOS 8.0 with Android 14 and a generous serving of AI

MagicOS 8.0 is now live in China, and it has a unique intent-based design.

The interface leans heavily on AI, and Honor notes it is using an "intent-based" design that predicts user behavior to recommend services proactively. Honor is rolling out a feature called Magic Portal where these recommendations will live, and it is teaming up with the likes of Baidu Map, Amap, Didi, Bilibili, Douyin, Youku, and Alipay in China at launch. Honor is also making a slew of changes around privacy and security, including tweaks to the private space hidden folder, introducing Parallel Spaces— the ability to run two instances of a service — on additional phones, and a shake-to-block feature that's designed to deal with pop-up ads.

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