Apple AI finally lands on China domestic iPhones: After more than two years of waiting, Siri now integrates Alibaba's Qianwen.

Flash News from Dongcha Beating AI: On the early morning of November 4, Apple rolled out the iOS 27.3 developer beta, bringing Apple Intelligence to Chinese mainland iPhones for the first time. The initial features include photo erase, AI writing, real-time translation, notification summaries, and intelligent emoji generation. Apple Intelligence launched overseas in 2024, with Chinese users waiting over two years for the test version. The mainland China version of Apple Intelligence integrates Alibaba’s Tongyi Qianwen, though core functions like photo erase and notification summaries still run on Apple’s self-developed models. For complex queries, Siri can call on Qianwen to provide answers. Users can also submit photos, PDFs, and PPTs to Qianwen for image recognition and document analysis; the writing tool leverages Qianwen to generate articles, copy, and even images. Qianwen requires user activation, and Apple will request consent each time before sending queries, photos, or documents to it. Alibaba stated that it will not use this data for model training. However, the newly launched features remain early-stage Apple Intelligence functions. The next-generation Siri unveiled at WWDC 2026, which can understand screen content and perform cross-app operations, is not yet available for mainland China. Initial supported devices include the iPhone 15 Pro series, iPhone 16 and later models, iPhone Air, and iPhone Duo. Both the device and Siri language must be set to Simplified Chinese or English. Apple plans to release the official version in December; iPad and Mac versions still await approval.