Smartphone users could soon be using their eyes rather than fingers to control the device. A new AI eye-tracking feature unveiled by Chinese phone giant Honor can detect exactly where you are looking on the screen. Able to distinguish between a quick glance and an intentional look, the phone will then carry out the action without the need to touch it. The company has revealed the technology – called'Magic Capsule' – will be available'soon' on its new Magic 6 Pro. While tech firms are increasingly looking for new ways for users to control their devices, from voice commands to hand gestures, Honor claims to be the first to do so with people's eyes.

Chinese gadget manufacturer Honor just teased its forthcoming flagship smartphone, the Magic 6, at Qualcomm's Snapdragon Summit. While many details of the phone remain mysterious, the company did announce that it would include built-in eye-tracking and an on-board artificial intelligence powered by a large language model (LLM.) One of the phone's key features is something called Magic Capsule, an "eye-tracking based multimodal interaction." Eye-tracking has some potential real world uses when it comes to smartphones, as the sensors and cameras can perform actions based on where you're looking. So you can open up an app or engage with content on the phone simply by staring at the right spot.