Apple Intelligence officially enters China: Alibaba Qwen integrated into Apple ecosystem, can help users write copy, read documents, recognize images

Apple announces the opening of Apple Intelligence core feature testing for iPhone 18 Pro and other models in China on November 4, and it will be officially launched in the iOS 27.3 update to be released in December. Apple clarifies that Qwen from Alibaba will be used in three types of experiences: Siri, writing tools, and visual intelligence, covering text and image understanding. Users can log in to their Qwen account or access it through Apple Login. In writing tools, users can let Qwen create original content from scratch, and visual intelligence supports understanding the surrounding objects and scenes through the camera.