Today, Nothing has unveiled a new feature called Essential Voice, aimed at transforming how users interact with their smartphones by making voice input faster, cleaner, and more practical for everyday use. Rather than acting as a traditional announcement of hardware or major software updates, this release focuses on improving a core behaviour most users rely on daily, which is typing.

In a continuous effort to battle online scams, Maxis has rolled out an integrated artificial intelligence-powered network firewall, designed to combat digital fraud across both voice and SMS traffic. The system has been operational since January 2026 and forms part of the company’s broader multi-layered security framework aimed at delivering safer connectivity for customers.

If this made it to Malaysia, you might not need to spend much on COVID-19 test kits to check that you caught the disease. According to Daily Mail, scientists have built a mobile app that helps detect the virus through cough patterns via audio.

Telegram could soon come with the ability for you to schedule a voice chat in the future, based on a report by testingcatalog.com. While not much is known in regards to when the feature will be available, it does give us a better idea of what to expect from the messaging app in the future.

Based on a statement by gsmarena, it seems that Spotify has started rolling out the “Hey Spotify” voice recognition feature that lets you search and play songs without physically touching your phone. While not much is known in regards to when the feature will be available in Malaysia, it does give us a better idea of what to expect from Spotify in the coming months.

Based on a statement by Opensignal, Malaysia managed to beat 19 countries in their voice and video experience analysis with a score of 24.7 points out of 100. With that being said, Malaysia managed to voice being placed at the bottom 20% out of the 75 countries that were analysed in the study.

It seems that a bunch of images regarding the Razer Hammerhead True Wireless Pro has been posted by Evan Blass on voice.com, giving us an early look at the earphones a day before the official release date. While not much is known in regards to the Malaysia release date, the leaked images do give us an idea on what to expect as soon as it is available in the local market.

It seems that Maxis briefly unveiled the VoLTE feature on their official website, showcasing the features and benefits the technology provides such as high-quality calls, fast call setup, as well as seamless switching between voice and video calls. However, for some odd reason, Maxis decided to take down all mentions of VoLTE on their website which might hint that the pages were not supposed to be up until a later date.

Based on a statement by gizmochina, it seems that Xiaomi’s sub-brand Youpin has recently unveiled the Dabai super-power ion smart toilet that’s also voice-activated at the price of RMB3599 (~RM2221). However, due to the fact that it was crowdfunded, the smart toilet will go on sale for a cheaper price of RMB2288 (~RM1411) for a limited time.

Based on a statement by theverge, it seems that Twitter could allow users to send voice notes to one another via DMs sometime in the near future. While not much is known in regards to when the feature will be officially available for the masses, we do know that the maximum length for each voice message could be around 20 seconds or more.