TOS+, provides voice recognition and includes payment systems and Chief Operating Officer Mark Ren said during the Global Mobile Internet Conference in Beijing that it will tap Tencent's stronghold in online gaming by including virtual reality and supporting play on televisions.

"Tencent will be a connector. We want to make an open platform to connect all people, devices and services," he said.

The Shenzhen-based outfit has stakes in Activision Blizzard Inc. and Riot Games intends to push the software into devices including smart glasses, Ren said.

WeChat and QQ have more than 1 billion users combined, and Chairman Ma Huateng is finding new ways to make money through advertising, payment services and partnerships with Alibaba shopping competitor JD.com..

Following Alibaba

Alibaba, also developed its own operating system, called YunOS which it is planning to have installed on tens of millions of smartphones in the long term.