Oppo Unveils Privacy-Focused AI Solution in Partnership with Google

Oppo announces a more privacy-focused AI - Phandroid

Requesting information from AI is largely similar to how we access the internet. We send a request to the AI, it then processes the information on a remote server and then passes it back to us. This means that our requests, in theory, could be viewed by someone else. This is something Oppo is looking to address with a more privacy-focused AI. At MWC 2025, Oppo announced that it has a deal with Google in which it will use Google's Confidential Computing software. This uses encryption to ensure that third-parties cannot view user data, so whatever AI requests you make will stay confidential. Oppo is calling this Private Computing Cloud, which honestly sounds rather familiar. This is because Apple has a similar system in place it calls Private Cloud Compute. The concept is similar -- where Apple protects the privacy of user data from its own AI system. According to Oppo, its Private Computing Cloud system will be used with some of its AI features. This includes recording, call summaries, and image generation. Oppo is making a big push for AI as the company has also announced upcoming features. This includes call translation and voice transcription. In addition to creating a more privacy-focused AI, Oppo is also integrating Google's Gemini into its own apps like Notes, Calendar, and Clock.

China's Oppo taps Google for privacy AI push, taking a page from Apple's playbook

Oppo is the sixth-largest smartphone maker in China, according to Counterpoint Research. BARCELONA -- Chinese smartphone firm Oppo is taking a page out of Apple's playbook with the launch of a private cloud computing system to keep users' sensitive conversations separate from its own artificial intelligence products. The company on Monday announced a deal with Google that will see it use the U.S. tech firm's Confidential Computing software, which uses encryption to ensure user data can't be viewed by third parties, to power a new privacy-preserving solution it's calling Private Computing Cloud. The idea is to make sure that users' sensitive data such as browser searches and private calls can't be shared with Oppo for the purposes of training its AI software. Oppo already has a partnership in place with Google, where the firm uses the internet search giant's Gemini foundation models to power its AI features. The privacy push mimics an effort from Apple to protect user data from its own AI system, Apple Intelligence. The iPhone maker last year debuted Private Cloud Compute, or PCC, a "cloud intelligence system designed specifically for private AI processing." Oppo said that its Private Computing Cloud system will be integrated with several features this year, including recording and call summarization, search and image generation. Oppo is the sixth-largest smartphone maker in China, according to Counterpoint Research, holding a 14% market share in the three months ending 2024. "With AI being a lightning conductor for privacy concerns, particularly amongst Chinese device makers, this is an interesting move by Oppo as it seeks to gain a foothold in the AI-enabled smartphone space," Ben Wood, chief analyst at market research firm CCS Insight, told CNBC.