German telecommunications company Deutsche Telekom, owner of T-Mobile, showcased a smartphone concept that entirely relies on AI instead of applications on Monday (26 February), the first day of the annual Mobile World Congress (MWC) conference in Barcelona. An app-less AI-powered smartphone is an entirely new concept. Deutsche Telekom has removed everything traditionally found in modern phones, including text messages, video games, banking and social media. The telecom company’s concept, dubbed T-phone, has been developed in partnership with US intelligent computing company Qualcomm and Brain. Talking at the MWC, Deutsche Telekom CEO Tim Hoettges said that nobody will use apps five to ten years from now, according to Reuters. The T-phone will be able to respond to user prompts, provide tailored recommendations to its owner, buy products, and send photos and videos to contacts, Deutsche Telekom said in a presentation. “The showcased product reflects Deutsche Telekom’s belief that multi- and crossmodal large language models will soon become integral to devices, enhancing and simplifying the lives of its customers,” the company added.