The Open Interpreter team has recently announced a significant strategic shift, abandoning the production of their planned 01Light hardware device in favor of launching an innovative software application called 01App. This application not only inherits the core functionalities of 01Light but also seamlessly integrates them into our everyday smartphones.
01App is a free iOS and Android application, with its core feature being the ability to remotely control various computer devices, including Mac, Windows, and Linux systems, via voice commands. Users can engage in voice interaction with their devices simply by tapping a button on their phone screen, as if they have a personal intelligent assistant at their fingertips.
A major highlight of this application is its open-source nature. The Open Interpreter team has made all manufacturing materials and development documents publicly available, encouraging users and developers to participate in the improvement and innovation of the application. Additionally, 01App offers extensive SDK support, covering major development platforms such as React, JS, Unity, Swift, iOS, Android, Flutter, Rust, and Next.js, providing developers with a broad space for innovation.
Technically, 01App utilizes WebRTC technology for real-time communication, ensuring smooth voice, video, and data transmissions. Furthermore, the application integrates localized voice recognition and text-to-speech services, significantly reducing reliance on cloud services and enhancing processing speed and response efficiency.
The functional design of 01App is deeply rooted in meeting users' actual needs. Beyond basic voice control, it supports cross-platform operations, allowing users to control multiple devices of different types with a single phone. Notably, the application features a contextual mode, which accumulates context information even when the voice button is not pressed, enabling it to more accurately understand and execute user commands.
The launch of this application is set to bring significant convenience to users. It not only dramatically enhances work efficiency, enabling complex operations to be performed through simple voice commands but also facilitates remote control anytime, anywhere, making it particularly suitable for users managing multiple devices. More importantly, users can enjoy powerful voice control capabilities without the need to purchase additional hardware, which is undoubtedly a more economical choice.
Official Website: https://changes.openinterpreter.com/log/01-app
Project Repository: https://github.com/OpenInterpreter/01-app