Apple Intelligence is coming to China with iOS 27.3
Apple plans to begin testing the first core Apple Intelligence features in China through a developer beta on November 4, followed by a public release with iOS 27.3 in December.
AT A GLANCE
Key points
- The first features will enter developer beta testing on November 4.
- The public rollout is planned for December 2026 with iOS 27.3.
- Alibaba Qwen will power selected Siri, Writing Tools and Visual Intelligence experiences.
- Siri AI and other next-generation features are not included in this release.
What is changing?
Apple says it will bring the first core Apple Intelligence features to supported iPhones in China. Writing Tools, Live Translation, Visual Intelligence, Clean Up in Photos, Genmoji, priority notifications and Type to Siri will enter developer beta testing on November 4, with a public rollout planned for December 2026 alongside iOS 27.3.
Apple will use Alibaba’s Qwen model in selected experiences. Siri, Writing Tools and Visual Intelligence will gain text and image understanding support, with access through a Qwen account or Sign in with Apple. Supported devices include iPhone 16 and later, iPhone Duo, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max and iPhone Air; Siri and device languages must be set to English and Simplified Chinese.
This release covers only the first core feature set. Siri AI and the other next-generation features announced at WWDC 2026 are not included. Support for iPad, Mac and other platforms will follow after the required approvals.
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Source date: 31 October 2026.
Published by AI Radar: 31 Oct 2026, 02:59 (Istanbul, UTC+3).
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