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Apple announced that Apple Intelligence will be open for testing in China from November 4, and will cooperate with Alibaba to introduce Qianwen to support core functions such as Siri, writing tools, and visual intelligence.
Apple AI will finally be launched in China. Apple(Apple ) officially announced on the 31st that the first batch of core functions of Apple Intelligence, including quick translation, elimination tools in the Photo app, and writing tools, will be open to Chinese users for testing from November 4. Apple also said it would cooperate with Chinese companiesalibaba Collaborate and integrate “Qianwen” support in some functions.
Apple issued a press release on its official website on the 31st, announcing that the first batch of Apple AI functions will soon be launched in China, and clarified that Alibaba’s “Qianwen” will be used in three types of Apple AI experiences, including Siri, writing tools, and visual intelligence, including functions related to text and image understanding.
Apple said that this series of Apple AI features will be available with the latest version starting on November 4.iOS The developer beta version is open for testing and will be available to Chinese users when iOS 27.3 is officially released in December. This is the most solid development of Apple Intelligence in the Chinese market since its debut in 2024.
Alibaba also issued a press release on the 31st, saying that Siri can directly call on Qianwen’s extensive knowledge and directly respond to user questions and answers in Siri. In addition, Quen is also integrated into Apple’s system-level writing tools, providing users with the “Compose with Quen” function, which can help users create content based on any topic. Users can also use this function to generate images.
Alibaba said that on the iPhone, users can gain a deeper understanding of their surroundings through visual intelligence features, including selecting “Ask Qianwen” to recognize what they see in front of them. Users can enable visual intelligence features through camera controls, action buttons, or Control Center.
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Apple said that the first batch of core functions of Apple Intelligence will be open for testing in China starting from November 4 with the iOS developer beta version, including instant translation, photo app elimination tools, writing tools, etc., and will be officially launched later.
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Apple will introduce Alibaba’s Qianwen into functions such as Siri, writing tools, and visual intelligence, which mainly supports text and image understanding, making the experience of voice questions and answers, content creation, and image recognition more complete.
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Alibaba explained that on the iPhone, users can enable visual intelligence through camera controls, operation buttons or Control Center, and they can select “Ask Qianwen” to recognize what they see in front of them and learn more about the surrounding environment.
