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Apple Intelligence to launch in mainland China in December, powered by Alibaba's Qwen

Apple confirmed on October 31 that Apple Intelligence will arrive on iPhones in mainland China in December with iOS 27.3, using Alibaba's Qwen model for some features. Developer beta testing starts November 4.

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Timeline · 4 reports

  1. 2026-11-03 03:12 · r/artificial
    Apple Intelligence in China will run on Alibaba's Qwen, testing starts Nov 4
  2. 2026-11-03 00:58 · r/artificial
    Apple Intelligence is finally coming to China in December, powered by Alibaba's Qwen instead of ChatGPT
  3. 2026-11-02 12:31 · Computerworld AI
    Apple Intelligence with Alibaba comes to China in December
  4. 2026-11-02 02:33 · DEV Community — AI
    Apple Intelligence Finally Lands in China — Powered by Alibaba's Qwen

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