Qualcomm Says Voice Is Becoming the Primary Way People Interact With Their Phones

Qualcomm executives said voice is becoming the main way users interact with smartphones. Chinese carrier data shows more traffic from voice assistants than from actual phone calls, and LLMs have finally made voice interaction useful enough for mainstream adoption.

• Chinese carrier data shows more traffic from voice assistants than phone calls
• LLMs understand less rigid instructions, driving a new wave of voice assistants
• Qualcomm's long-term interface vision combines voice, gestures and haptic controls
• Users over 50 and in Asia are more likely to speak than type