iOS 27.3: Apple Intelligence launches in China without Siri AI
Apple confirms: Apple Intelligence will arrive in China in December with iOS 27.3; the beta will follow next week. Siri AI is...
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iPhone 18 Pro: Slight increase in sales, only thanks to China
The iPhone 18 Pro sold 3.1 percent better than its predecessor in the first three weeks. The increase is due to...
iPhone in China: Apple jumps from sixth to second place
China's smartphone market has fallen to a 14-year low, with Apple jumping to second place according to Counterpoint. IDC comes to a different conclusion.
Apple Intelligence: Launch in China in December, without Siri AI
Apple Intelligence is set to launch in China in December with iOS 27.3, using Alibaba models. Siri AI and other new features...
iPhone in China: Slight decline, market collapses by 15%
iPhone in China: According to IDC, the market shrank by 15.4 percent in the third quarter, with Apple only experiencing a slight decline. Huawei is growing...
iPhone 18 Pro: Apple takes first place in China
Three days of sales were enough: Apple achieved a 33 percent market share in China with the iPhone 18 Pro – in a market that...
iOS 27.2: Overwriting storage only possible in China
The iOS 27.2 beta includes a delete option that overwrites iPhone storage, but only for China. Here's why normal deletion is sufficient.
Apple AI model for China: The EU is still left out
Apple has trained a custom language model for China in collaboration with Alibaba. Siri AI remains unchanged on iPhones and iPads in the EU...
Siri and Qwen: Apple withdraws the Mac manual
Siri and Qwen: Apple published instructions for the Mac in China and removed them a day later...
China releases Apple Intelligence – with Qwen and Baidu
Chinese regulators have registered Apple Intelligence, and Alibaba's Qwen is being integrated. This doesn't change anything for iPhones in the EU.