Hisense Unveils JUOS, Industry's First Family Companion AIOS
Hisense launched JUOS, billed as the industry's first family companion-level AIOS, on Aug. 31, aiming to turn home AI from passive response to proactive family understanding.
While mobile and automotive operating systems have matured, a home-scenario AIOS built around "the family" remained an industry gap. Hisense, which previously pioneered mass-produced RGB-MiniLED TVs, now extends its innovation from display hardware to the underlying AI system. Hisense Visual Technology President Li Wei said at the event that personal AI focuses on understanding individual needs, while home AI must recognize different family members and understand diverse family scenarios.
The core experience upgrades center on the system-level AI agent called "Super Xiaoju." It enables users to search for videos using fragmented clues such as dialogue or character names, ask questions while watching without pausing, and access services like storytelling, music, or weather even in standby mode. The agent can also sense emotional tone in language and respond appropriately, adding warmth to the interaction.
Another major upgrade is the AI personalized desktop, which uses a "Xiaoju person recognition" capability to identify family members by integrating identity, time, and environment. It delivers a tailored interface for each user: a simplified large-font interface with preferred programs for elders, age-appropriate content and viewing distance reminders for children, and personalized news, weather, continued episodes, or match reminders for individuals. Users retain control over family memory and system permissions, ensuring privacy boundaries are respected.
The third area of enhancement is cross-device seamless connectivity. Xiaoju Miaolian breaks down data silos among devices, allowing content and playback progress to transfer naturally from small screens to the TV. NAS devices, set-top boxes, and game consoles are automatically recognized, with optimized picture, sound, and control modes applied. The system also integrates with Hisense's Aijia ecosystem, enabling voice control of home appliances such as robots, air conditioners, refrigerators, and washing machines through the TV as a central hub.
According to the report, JUOS upgrades cover recent Hisense U/E/A series TVs, laser TVs, and Vidda TVs and projectors. Rolling updates will begin in September for the first batch of models, with more devices to follow.
Under the hood, JUOS is powered by Hisense's self-developed Xinghai large model, which is fine-tuned for home scenarios. It achieves over 95% accuracy in intent recognition and tool execution, with a multi-modal first-token response latency below 175 milliseconds, and holds a 4+ level certification from the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology. Four native engines work together to enable sensing, reasoning, communication, and action: the Lingxi home context engine, Xiaoju multi-agent collaboration engine, Xinghai context engine, and universal action closed-loop engine. JUOS has also received the L3 certificate for AI terminal intelligence, the highest level for large-screen AI under that grading system.
The release marks Hisense's transition from "connecting home" to "understanding home." The company has built a four-layer full-stack architecture encompassing key components, large models, intelligent agents, and physical AI, forming a system-level barrier in home AI. As Li Wei put it, the goal is to leave complex computing to the system and simple experiences to users, so that technology understands every family member silently.