Huawei Celia
by Huawei
Huawei's voice assistant for HarmonyOS phones, tablets, and smart-home devices.
TL;DR
Huawei's voice assistant for HarmonyOS phones, tablets, and smart-home devices.
Best for huawei phone owners outside China who lost Google Assistant due to US trade restrictions. Pricing: Free with Huawei hardware.
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Products
License
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Stars
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Last push
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Pricing
Free with Huawei hardware
Platforms
Android, Hardware
What it is
Celia launched in 2020 as Huawei's replacement for Google Assistant on devices that ship without Google Mobile Services. It runs cloud ASR routed through Huawei Mobile Services.
Best for: Huawei phone owners outside China who lost Google Assistant due to US trade restrictions.
Watch out for: Selectively available by region; recognizer quality varies by language; not present on non-Huawei devices.
Watch out for: Selectively available by region; recognizer quality varies by language; not present on non-Huawei devices.
Install / use
consumer.huawei.com/celia — built into HarmonyOS / EMUIFeatures
| Speaker diarization | No |
| Word-level timestamps | No |
| Streaming / real-time | Yes |
| Languages supported | 5 |
| HIPAA eligible | No |
Huawei Celia vs Whipscribe
| Feature | Huawei Celia | Whipscribe |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Products | Transcription APIs |
| Pricing | Free with Huawei hardware | free beta |
| Speaker diarization | — | Yes |
| Word timestamps | — | Yes |
| Streaming | Yes | No |
| Languages | 5 | 99 |
| Platforms | Android, Hardware | Web, API, MCP |
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