Apple Intelligence is finally coming to China, but without Siri AI

Apple Intelligence was first announced in 2024 with iOS 18, but Apple struggled to make it available in two regions – the EU and China. Bloomberg reports that Cupertino will finally check the latter off the list with an upcoming update.

iOS 27.3, which is expected in December, will enable Apple Intelligence for the Chinese market. While Apple uses Google’s Gemini in the West, it has struck a deal with Alibaba to use its Qwen and Tongyi Wanxiang models.

Qwen is a general AI model and will likely power most features. However, Siri AI will reportedly not be part of the iOS 27.3…

Source: GSMArena