Apple confirmed that testing of Apple Intelligence in China will begin on November 4, as part of the next iOS developer beta. This follows a lengthy regulatory approval process with Chinese authorities. The press release on Apple's Chinese Newsroom website confirms the test version start date, though it does not specify the iOS 27.3 beta 1 release date itself.
Apple Intelligence had previously cleared a major regulatory hurdle after lengthy back-and-forth with Chinese regulators. The initial rollout features an improved Siri experience, Type to Siri, and Alibaba's Qwen integration for certain requests. Users can access Qwen via Writing Tools and Visual Intelligence.
Key features include Live Translation in Messages, FaceTime, and Phone, Writing Tools, Genmoji, Clean Up in Photos, natural-language photo searches, priority notifications, notification summaries, and Smart Reply. The features will be exclusive to iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max, iPhone 16 and later, iPhone Air, and iPhone Duo, requiring English or Simplified Chinese device and Siri languages. Apple noted the features will become publicly available in December with the official iOS 27.3 release.
Source: 9to5Mac · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing