Doubao Opens Screen Automation to Third-Party Apps as 151 Opt Out

ByteDance said the 30-day public notice period for its Screen Automation Execution Protocol (SAEP) has ended, and its Doubao phone assistant will gradually open screen automation to third-party apps. Developers can still opt out at any time; 151 apps have already refused, including 65 in Tencent's ecosystem and 23 in Alibaba's.

• SAEP lets apps declare which pages and actions an AI agent may access
• Opt-out remains open after the notice period and can be submitted anytime
• 151 apps refused, including WeChat, QQ, Taobao, Alipay and DeepSeek
• High-risk actions like payments require user confirmation or takeover