Apple’s first AI features reach China in December, after a two-year wait

What happened

Apple plans to launch Apple Intelligence in mainland China in December with iOS 27.3, two years after the US, excluding the rebuilt Siri AI. Siri AI reaches neither China nor the EU October 14, 2026 - 8:31 pm Apple plans to launch Apple Intelligence in mainland China in December with iOS 27.3, two years after the US, excluding the rebuilt Siri AI. Apple is a software and consumer electronics company based in Cupertino.

Apple will ship Apple Intelligence in mainland China in December, two years after America got it. Siri AI is also still missing in the EU, with no indication of when approval might come.

Apple Apple’s first AI features reach China in December, after a two-year wait Beijing extracted a filter letting the government approve model updates, and got a date. The version Europe is still waiting for is not in it.

The launch comes with an iOS 27.3 update and excludes the rebuilt Siri AI, Bloomberg reported , citing people with knowledge of the plans. Genmoji, notification summaries, writing tools and removing objects from photos, the features widely panned at the time for not working properly. What does not ship is this year’s work.