At Mobile World Congress 2026, industry leaders signaled a shift from app-centric smartphones to intent-based computing powered by AI agents. Instead of users navigating between apps, future devices are expected to anticipate needs and deliver solutions directly, turning smartphones into proactive “digital twins” and reducing traditional apps to background service providers.
The transition raises significant privacy and power concerns. On-device AI processing is emerging as a technical necessity to protect sensitive data amid growing demands for data sovereignty, keeping personal information off the cloud. At the same time, major technology companies may resist changes that weaken their control over data ecosystems, potentially restricting access or forcing new API-based models. The outcome could either open digital platforms further or deepen fragmentation, as hardware makers and software giants compete for control of the next generation of mobile computing.
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