Cyclon is developing a smartphone experience built around using AI to carry out everyday tasks, rather than requiring users to interact with individual apps. The company’s founders describe the goal as building an AI phone to replace the iPhone, and say a working prototype currently runs on Google Pixel 8a devices.
In a video shared on Twitter/X, Cyclon demonstrates asking the assistant to manage notifications and respond to a WhatsApp message. In the example, the AI finds photos in the user’s gallery and sends them to a friend. Other examples on the company’s website include ordering a regular DoorDash meal and arranging for a courier to enter a building.
Cyclon also describes having the assistant send a message to a group chat saying the user is running ten minutes late. The concept raises questions about whether delegating routine communication to a chatbot is useful, particularly when it is asked to write in the user’s voice.
One feature highlighted in the material is the ability to create and share apps on demand. Cyclon’s example is a language-learning app tailored to a particular vacation, though the available information does not explain how reliably such apps would work.
The company says first-batch backers who preorder a later Cyclon Phone for $199 will receive a Pixel 8a running the prototype. The planned Cyclon Phone is expected to cost $699, meaning the offer includes two devices for that price. The source does not provide further details about the final phone’s hardware or a release date.
Sources: 9to5Google.