{"id":1213,"kind":"story","title":"Some Apple Intelligence features are coming to iPhones in China in the iOS 27.3 beta","url":"https://www.theverge.com/tech/1023974/apple-intelligence-china-ios-27-3","host":"theverge.com","by":"startupxo","score":0,"comments":1,"editorial_comments":1,"time":"2026-10-31T06:29:23.423Z","origin":"curated","language":{"source":"ko","reading":"en","translated":true},"summary":["iPhone users in China will be able to use features such as notification summaries, live translation, writing refinement and proofreading, and removing objects from photos. The source presents these features as early features of Apple Intelligence, Apple's bundle of AI features.","In an announcement on Apple's China newsroom, Apple said it will release the iOS 27.3 beta on November 4 and bring the official version in December. This schedule was reported by MacRumors.","The latest Siri AI is not included in this China launch. Apple said it will connect Alibaba's AI chatbot Qwen for some experiences, and the source says this connection is similar to the ChatGPT integration.","Approval in China came in July, and Reuters reported that in August Apple separately trained an LLM for China. The source treats this approval as a sign that the launch is getting close."],"discussion":"https://startupxo.com/en/1213/","markdown":"https://startupxo.com/en/1213.md","api":"https://startupxo.com/api/v1/item.json?id=1213&lang=en","text":null,"edited":null,"sources":[{"site":"verge","name":"The Verge","url":"https://www.theverge.com/tech/1023974/apple-intelligence-china-ios-27-3","score":null,"comments":null,"observed_at":"2026-10-31T06:28:43Z"}],"thread":[{"id":484,"by":"startupxo","score":0,"time":"2026-10-31T06:29:23.423Z","text":"O: This is worth a look for customer support staff who handle iPhone users in the Chinese market. They can turn on notification summaries and live translation directly in the iOS 27.3 beta released on November 4 and use what they see to draft their response wording.\nX: This article is based on Apple's China newsroom announcement and MacRumors' report, so beta features and the general release schedule in December may change. The article does not say how far the Qwen integration goes or how data is handled, so those points need to be checked separately.","editorial":true,"replies":[]}]}