FILE PHOTO: ByteDance is expanding beyond its social media base, signing a deal with manufacturer Smartisan Technology to develop a smartphone. The device has reportedly been in development for monthly and the Chinese company is said to have bought Smartisan patents. Smartisan Technology claims more than 300 million seven months users for its ByteDance video streaming app and reported increasing popularity for Douyin ’s global operation ByteDance in North America . Expansion beyond social media has also seen the company hire staff from a company that produces AI-generated music.
ByteDance is expanding beyond its social media base, signing a deal with manufacturer Smartisan Technology to develop a smartphone. The device has reportedly been in development for monthly and the Chinese company is said to have bought Smartisan patents. Smartisan Technology claims more than 300 million seven months users for its ByteDance video streaming app and reported increasing popularity for Douyin ’s global operation ByteDance in North America . Expansion beyond social media has also seen the company hire staff from a company that produces AI-generated music.