Morning Brief
- Honor unveils multiple new products
- Douyin to support Dolby Vision
- Public Platform Assistant mini program to discontinue service
- Leica is independently developing a full-frame CMOS sensor
- Withings Body Scan 2 smart scale debuts at CES 2026
- Nintendo fixes unstable network connectivity issue with the Switch 2 dock
- Vietnam introduces mandatory rules on skippable ad durations
Honor unveils multiple new products
On January 5, Honor introduced the Honor Power2 smartphone via an online launch event, alongside the Honor Pad X10 Pro, Honor Pad 10 Pro, and a range of Honor Choice IoT products.
The Honor Power2 features the industry’s first 10,080 mAh fourth-generation Qinghai Lake battery, while keeping the device thickness to 7.98 mm. It supports 80W SuperCharge fast charging and 27W reverse charging, and incorporates a smart charging engine to improve charging efficiency and battery longevity.
In terms of connectivity, the Honor Power2 is equipped with the Hongyan six-wing antenna system and Honor’s in-house RF enhancement chip C1+, supporting 25 antennas in total. It also adopts a parallel dual-rail antenna design to improve performance in weak-signal environments. For positioning, it uses a multi-source fused positioning engine with support for dual-frequency GPS and triple-frequency BeiDou. On the performance side, it debuts the Dimensity 8500 Elite chipset and features an over-40,000 mm² Ice-Sealed liquid cooling system. The device has passed SGS Gold Label five-star certifications for drop resistance, impact resistance, and compression resistance, offers IP68, IP69, and IP69K dust and water resistance, and comes with a 6.79-inch 1.5K eye-care display and a 50-megapixel OIS main camera.
The Honor Power2 is available in Sunrise Orange, Snowfield White, and Phantom Night Black. Pricing is set at RMB 2,699 for the 12 GB + 256 GB version and RMB 2,999 for the 12 GB + 512 GB version, with government-subsidized prices of RMB 2,294.15 and RMB 2,549.15 respectively. Pre-orders are now open, with official sales scheduled to begin at 10:08 a.m. on January 9. Source
Douyin to support Dolby Vision
On January 5, Dolby Laboratories and Douyin announced a partnership under which Douyin will bring Dolby Vision to users on the platform, enabling the creation and sharing of higher dynamic range video content.
According to Dolby, iPhone users can now publish and watch Dolby Vision videos within the Douyin app, and can use Douyin’s built-in editing tools as well as compatible editing apps such as Jianying to create Dolby Vision content. Support for more device types will be rolled out gradually.
Dolby noted that the rise of short-video platforms has reshaped how people share and consume content. Through this collaboration, the two parties aim to make it easier for creators to use Dolby Vision on mobile devices for both content creation and distribution. Source
Public Platform Assistant mini program to discontinue service
Tencent WeChat’s Public Platform Assistant mini program announced on January 3 that it will cease providing services starting March 2, 2026. According to the official statement, users who wish to continue managing public accounts on their phones can download the “Public Account Assistant” app from app stores, or manage their public accounts via “WeChat” → “Official Accounts.” Source
Leica is independently developing a full-frame CMOS sensor
Recently, Dr. Andreas Kaufmann, owner and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Leica Camera AG, revealed in a podcast that Leica is currently independently developing a full-frame CMOS sensor. The project reportedly began around four years ago, in 2022, around the time of the Leica M11’s release. The entire development process is expected to take about five years, meaning that the earliest Leica M12 model equipped with Leica’s in-house CMOS sensor could appear as soon as 2027.
By way of comparison, the Leica M11, Q3, and SL3 use customized versions of Sony’s IMX455 sensor. The exact sensor models used in the M10R, Q2, and SL2 remain somewhat disputed, but they are also supplied by Sony. Meanwhile, the SL2-S and SL3-S use customized versions of Sony’s IMX410 sensor. Source
Withings Body Scan 2 smart scale debuts at CES 2026
Smart health brand Withings unveiled the Body Scan 2 smart scale at CES 2026. The new model primarily features a redesigned form factor and adds functions such as hypertension risk detection and cellular health assessment.
In terms of design, Body Scan 2 moves the display from the surface of the scale to the pull-out handle used for ECG measurements, allowing users to view data more easily.
On the sensor side, the Body Scan 2 can measure up to 60 different body metrics. Its most notable new feature is impedance cardiography (ICG), which evaluates the heart’s ability to pump blood to organs throughout the body, enabling hypertension risk assessment. Another newly added capability, bioelectrical impedance spectroscopy (BIS), uses extremely low-intensity electrical currents to measure total body water, from which it derives key indicators such as cellular age, active cell mass, and metabolic efficiency. All collected data is analyzed by Withings’ “clinically validated” AI models to generate more accessible health insights, including hypertension risk evaluations and assessments of blood glucose regulation. The system also combines these results with the user’s vital signs to identify health trends and provide a range of recommendations for improving overall health.
The scale is priced at $599.95 and is scheduled to go on sale in the second quarter of 2026. Source
Nintendo fixes unstable network connectivity issue with the Switch 2 dock
Recently, Nintendo quietly addressed an issue with unstable Ethernet connectivity on the Switch 2 dock through firmware version 21.1.0. Some players reported that after installing the update, performing a full power-off restart allowed the Ethernet port to connect to the network normally.
Players speculate that the earlier instability may have been caused by a defect in the Realtek chip used in the Switch 2, and that this update could represent a workaround Nintendo has found for a potential hardware issue. Source
Vietnam introduces mandatory rules on skippable ad durations
Recently, the Vietnamese government issued Decree No. 342 (Decree 342/2025), which introduces more detailed regulations for digital advertising and will take effect on February 15, 2026. Under the decree, platforms running online video and animated image ads in Vietnam must ensure that users can skip or close ads within a maximum of five seconds. Longer “non-skippable” ad formats lasting 7 to 30 seconds will no longer be permitted.
The new rules also apply to static image ads, requiring advertisers not to implement mechanisms that force users to wait before closing ads. For pop-up and other non-fixed-position ads, the decree prohibits the use of hard-to-identify or misleading close buttons, and requires that users be able to close ads with a single, clear action.
In addition, the decree mandates that online ads provide clear icons and guidance to allow users to report illegal content, and to opt out of or stop viewing inappropriate ads. For ads deemed illegal by authorities, advertisers, service providers, distributors, and publishers must remove or disable them within 24 hours of receiving notice. Telecommunications operators and internet service providers are also required to restrict access to the relevant illegal ads or services within 24 hours of receiving an official request. Source
