Doubao Phone publishes 155-app list of applications refusing agent operations
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The report stated that 155 apps declared their refusal to allow Doubao Phone's GUI agent to operate them; WeChat, Taobao, and Alipay were among them.
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Doubao Phone faces 155 apps refusing agent operations, including WeChat, Taobao, and Alipay
PANews October 15 reported, citing Caixin, that ByteDance's Doubao Phone Assistant October 14 released a “List of Applications Refusing Operations”; as of that day, 16: 00, there were 155 apps that declared their refusal to allow Doubao Phone's GUI agent to operate them, including WeChat,QQ, Taobao, Tmall, Meituan, and Alipay, among other widely used applications. Of these, “Tencent and affiliated ecosystem applications”66 apps, while “Alibaba and affiliated ecosystem applications”23 apps; Pinduoduo, Xiaohongshu, Zhihu, DeepSeek, the three major telecom operators, and the apps of multiple banks including China Merchants Bank and ICBC were also listed. QuestMobile data shows that among the top ten apps by user base in the first half of the year, only Douyin and JD.com had not explicitly refused. Previously, Doubao Phone Assistant introduced a screen automation operation declaration agreement (SAEP), requiring developers to proactively declare their refusal during the September 14-day public notice period beginning on 30...
PANews stated, citing a Caixin report, that ByteDance's Doubao Phone Assistant on October 14 released a “List of Applications Refusing Operations.”
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As of October 14, 16: 00, there were 155 apps that declared their refusal to allow Doubao Phone's GUI agent to operate them.
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The list includes WeChat,QQ, Taobao, Tmall, Meituan, and Alipay.
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Among them, “Tencent and affiliated ecosystem applications” numbered 66 apps, while “Alibaba and affiliated ecosystem applications” numbered 23 apps.
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Pinduoduo, Xiaohongshu, Zhihu, DeepSeek, the three major telecom operators, and the apps of multiple banks including China Merchants Bank and ICBC were also on the list.
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The article cited QuestMobile data stating that among the top ten apps by user base in the first half of the year, only Douyin and JD.com had not explicitly refused.
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Doubao Phone Assistant previously introduced a screen automation operation declaration agreement (SAEP), requiring developers to proactively declare their refusal during the September 14-day public notice period beginning on 30; the original text is truncated at this point.
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GUI An agent is an automated tool capable of recognizing and operating a phone interface. Here, “refusing operations” means that the relevant apps have declared that they do not accept Doubao Phone's GUI agent performing interface operations on behalf of the user. The material states that the list covers many commonly used applications, but does not provide a complete list or the original statements from each app.
Why it matters to readers
According to the list in the material, Doubao Phone Assistant cannot perform the stated agent operations in these apps, which affects the coverage of its cross-application operations. The material does not specify the reasons for refusal, the implementation method, or the duration.
For beginners, this can be understood as follows: some of Doubao Phone Assistant's automated operation capabilities are restricted in many commonly used apps; this does not mean that the apps themselves cannot be used normally.
Risks and unknowns
The material is PANews' retelling of a Caixin report and does not include the complete list published by Doubao Phone Assistant.
The materials do not provide the original text of the respective statements in which WeChat, Taobao, Alipay, and other applications explicitly refused.
The sentence in the original text concerning SAEP and the rules stated by the developer is truncated, so the complete rules cannot be confirmed.
“Not explicitly refusing” does not mean that consent to or support for Doubao agent operations has already been given.
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The materials do not explain the technical implementation of the refusal operation, the specific reasons, or its duration.
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