Apple Intelligence launch in China
Where it stands: Apple has announced that Apple Intelligence will launch in China with iOS 27.3. A first beta is due November 4, with the full release set for December. The China launch starts with earlier tools such as notification summaries, real-time translation and rewriting, while the new Siri AI is not included; watch whether that Siri arrives in China later.
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- 2026-10-31 (The Verge — theverge.com/tech): Apple will launch Apple Intelligence in China with iOS 27.3, announced on its Chinese newsroom site and reported via MacRumors — first in an iOS 27.3 beta due November 4, full release scheduled for December. The initial feature set is the earlier Apple Intelligence tools (notification summaries, real-time translation, rewriting) — the new Siri AI is not included in the China launch. Watch: the November 4 beta, the December full release, and whether the new Siri reaches China later.