Nov 3 2026
Apple Intelligence goes live for developers in mainland China in the iOS 27.3 beta, on Alibaba's Qwen
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Siri AI excluded; public release expected in December. [B](https://www.macrumors.com/2026/11/03/ios-27-3-apple-intelligence-china-2/)
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Open calls that touch this
- Alibaba ships the Qwen3.8-Max weights by August 16th · 65%, resolves August 16th 2026
- Apple's own China model reaches Chinese users this year · 70%, resolves December 31st 2026
- A second flagship API adopts time-of-day pricing · 55%, resolves February 17th 2027
- Apple ships no Chinese memory in a 2026 product · 75%, resolves December 31st 2026
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