Apple Launches Apple Intelligence in China on Nov. 4 With iOS 27.3 Beta
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Updated · The Verge · Oct 30
Apple Launches Apple Intelligence in China on Nov. 4 With iOS 27.3 Beta
3 articles · Updated · The Verge · Oct 30
Summary
Nov. 4 is Apple’s start date for bringing Apple Intelligence to China through an iOS 27.3 beta, with the full software release scheduled for December.
The China rollout excludes the new Siri AI and instead starts with earlier features including notification summaries, real-time translation, rewriting and proofreading tools, visual intelligence, and object removal in photos.
Apple said it worked with Alibaba to add Qwen chatbot support in some experiences, mirroring how iOS integrated OpenAI’s ChatGPT in 2024.
July approval in China cleared the way for the launch, and Reuters reported in August that Apple had trained a China-specific large language model.