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Wanna Greet Family & Friends In Mandarin For CNY? This Talking AR Ang Pow Teaches You How

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Gong Xi Fa Cai!

As Chinese New Year looms close, Malaysians everywhere are looking forward to receiving ang pows from their married relatives, hehe.

U Mobile has something cool going on with their ang pows this year to add on to the Chinese New Year excitement. Yasss!

Powered by augmented reality (AR), U Mobile is introducing its 'Ar-spicious Ang Pow', Malaysia’s first ever talking ‘Ar-spicious Ang Pow’ that comes to life and greets you. Woah! :O

That's right, any Malaysian can use this AR feature to brush up on their Mandarin language skills in reading, writing, and pronouncing Chinese New Year greetings in Mandarin. This feature is also complemented with English translation so everyone can ease in and understand. Naisss, right? :D

The pronunciation features will also come complete with a voice-over and pinyin.

To access this feature, you'll just need your camera app to scan the QR code on U Mobile’s AR-spicious Ang Pows

Here’s what you need to do:  

STEP 1:
Get ahold of the specially-made 'AR-spicious Ang Pow' by U Mobile from the U Mobile app

STEP 2:
Scan the QR code at the back of the ang pow to activate the AR filter on Facebook

STEP 3:
Turn the ang pow around and scan the front for the AR-spicious greetings

STEP 4:
Learn, save, and share the auspicious greeting to friends and family

STEP 5:
There are a total of four AR-spicious greetings to learn in reading and writing, so make sure you try them all out!

U Mobile is striving to encapsulate meaningful traditions through innovation and technology through this unique ang pow feature

Going with the times and pushing for ultra-fast 5G connectivity, U Mobile is striving for a prosperous Chinese New Year with their tech so everyone can learn the proper way of sending auspicious Chinese New Year greetings in Mandarin as well as Chinese calligraphy writing, regardless of culture or language barriers, through their ‘AR-spicious Ang Pow’.

Kudos to U Mobile for providing an ang pow feature that's extra ong this year!

If you want to know how you can receive these specially-made ang pow packets from U Mobile, you can find out on the U Mobile app!

Watch this touching story from U Mobile to get in touch with your feelings this Chinese New Year and crei :’)

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