Apple brings Apple Intelligence to China in iOS 27.3 with Alibaba's Qwen
Overview
Apple says its first Apple Intelligence features for China will arrive in an iOS 27.3 beta on November 4, with the full iOS 27.3 release in December.
Alibaba's Qwen chatbot is added as an optional extension in Siri, Writing Tools and Visual Intelligence, on iPhone only, according to GeekPark's report of Apple's announcement.
The rollout covers iPhone 15 Pro and later models, including iPhone 16e, iPhone 17, iPhone Air, iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Duo. Siri and the device language must be set to Simplified Chinese or English. The Verge reports that the launch also includes notification summaries, real-time translation, rewriting and proofreading tools, and object removal from photos.
The new Siri AI and other next-generation Apple Intelligence features announced at WWDC 2026 are not included in this update, per both GeekPark and The Verge.
Written by AI from the articles below · updated Oct 30, 7:54 PM ET
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- The Verge · AINewsApple brings earlier Apple Intelligence features to China with iOS 27.3
AIApple says it will launch Apple Intelligence in China with an iOS 27.3 beta on November 4, with a full release scheduled for December. The launch includes notification summaries, real-time translation, rewriting and proofreading tools, visual intelligence, and object removal from photos, but not the new Siri. Apple also says it added support for Alibaba's Qwen chatbot in some experiences.
- GeekParkNewsApple Intelligence launches in China with Qwen, but Siri AI is missing
AIApple says its first Apple Intelligence features in China will arrive in the iOS 27.3 release in December, after an iOS developer beta starting November 4. Qwen from Alibaba is added as an optional extension in Siri, Writing Tools and Visual Intelligence, on iPhone only. Siri AI, Image Playground and other next-generation features are not included in this update.
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