--- title: Apple confirms its AI features reach China in December,... description: Apple Intelligence launches in China with iOS 27.3 in December, with a developer beta starting 4 November. Users can tap Alibaba's Qwen model inside Siri,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/apple-confirms-its-ai-features-reach-china-in-december-with-qwen-5nvkndtd7 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Apple confirms its AI features reach China in December, with Qwen | daily.dev og:description: Apple Intelligence launches in China with iOS 27.3 in December, with a developer beta starting 4 November. 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Features include Live Translation, the Clean Up photo tool, Genmoji, and Mail summaries, which run on Apple's own models. The rebuilt Siri AI shown at WWDC 2026 is excluded from this launch. Supported devices start at the iPhone 15 Pro, including the iPhone Air and iPhone Duo, with Siri and the phone set to English or simplified Chinese. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### When does Apple Intelligence launch in China and what iOS version does it need? Apple Intelligence launches in China with iOS 27.3 in December, with a developer beta available from 4 November. This comes about two years after Apple Intelligence first launched in the US. The features run on Apple's own models and require devices from the iPhone 15 Pro onward, including the iPhone Air and iPhone Duo, set to English or simplified Chinese. _Track iOS 27.3's regional rollout details as they land on daily.dev._ ### Does Apple Intelligence in China use Alibaba's Qwen model instead of Siri AI? Alibaba's Qwen model works inside Siri, Writing Tools and Visual Intelligence in China, for tasks like asking about a photo or a PDF. The rebuilt Siri AI shown at WWDC 2026 is excluded from this China launch, along with Apple's other newest features. China's internet regulator cleared the Qwen integration in July. _Developers weighing regional AI assistant differences can follow this on daily.dev._ ### Which iPhones support Apple Intelligence features in China? Apple Intelligence features work on the iPhone 15 Pro and newer models, including the iPhone Air and iPhone Duo. Siri and the phone must be set to English or simplified Chinese for the features to function. _Check device and language requirements like these on daily.dev before testing regional AI rollouts._ ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@kevinmimir** · 0 upvotes > That's a smart move from Apple! ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Apple’s first AI features reach China in December, after a two-year wait](https://daily.dev/posts/apple-s-first-ai-features-reach-china-in-december-after-a-two-year-wait-l3qeuxqnb) · The Next Web · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [Your iPhone is about to get a massive upgrade](https://daily.dev/posts/your-iphone-is-about-to-get-a-massive-upgrade-yb1ad8upw) · TechCentral · 15 upvotes · 4 comments - [After years of delays, Apple finally reveals Siri AI, its next-generation AI assistant](https://daily.dev/posts/after-years-of-delays-apple-finally-reveals-siri-ai-its-next-generation-ai-assistant-ertp8mcsn) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ios](https://daily.dev/tags/ios), [#qwen](https://daily.dev/tags/qwen), [#alibaba](https://daily.dev/tags/alibaba), [#apple-intelligence](https://daily.dev/tags/apple-intelligence) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/apple-confirms-its-ai-features-reach-china-in-december-with-qwen-5nvkndtd7) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Apple confirms its AI features reach China in December, with Qwen","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/apple-confirms-its-ai-features-reach-china-in-december-with-qwen-5nvkndtd7","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/apple-confirms-its-ai-features-reach-china-in-december-with-qwen-5nvkndtd7"},"datePublished":"2026-10-30T23:31:15.203Z","dateModified":"2026-10-30T23:33:06.218Z","description":"Apple Intelligence launches in China with iOS 27.3 in December, with a developer beta starting 4 November. 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