Overview
- Qira runs at the system level across Lenovo PCs and Motorola phones to provide continuous assistance across devices with the ability to act offline.
- Lenovo says a hybrid approach blends local models with cloud services, integrating partners such as Microsoft via Azure, OpenAI and Stability AI.
- The company emphasizes opt-in memory, visible indicators and user permission for any data collection as core privacy safeguards.
- Motorola demonstrated a pendant-style wearable, Project Maxwell, that executed tasks like ordering rides without using a phone, which remains a proof of concept.
- Availability starts on select Lenovo devices in Q1 2026 before reaching Motorola smartphones via over-the-air updates, and Lenovo says Qira is not positioned against Microsoft Copilot.