Apple brings Apple Intelligence to China in December with Alibaba's Qwen inside Siri
Apple says Apple Intelligence reaches China with iOS 27.3 in December, with testing from 4 November and Alibaba's Qwen inside Siri and Writing Tools.
Summary
Apple announced on 31 October 2026 that its first Apple Intelligence features for mainland China open to developer testing on 4 November and reach the public with iOS 27.3 in December. Alibaba's Qwen model powers some requests in Siri, Writing Tools and Visual Intelligence. The release covers the original Apple Intelligence features on iPhone 15 Pro and newer, but not Siri AI or Image Playground, and requires English or Simplified Chinese settings.