Chinese iPhone users will soon access Apple Intelligence in an open beta rolling out from November 4, ending a two‑year wait after the service launched globally in 2024. Apple confirmed the rollout on October 31, stating the first core features will be available in China starting that date.
The initial suite includes tools for Photos such as Clean Up, memory videos, and natural language search, plus Visual Intelligence powered by the iPhone camera for smart emoji generation. Writing assistance offers proofread, rewrite, and summarize functions, while notification and email summaries, Smart Reply, and enhanced Notes with audio transcription are also included. Calls can be transcribed and summarized, though full Siri AI remains excluded for now.
Regulatory hurdles forced Apple to partner with local Chinese firms; the company uses its own generative models and is collaborating with Alibaba to integrate Qianwen support into Siri. The developer beta begins on November 4, and the full update will launch with iOS 27.3 in December.
Source: AppleInsider · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing