iOS 27.3 Beta Release Date Revealed: Apple Intelligence Support Coming to China
The iOS 27.3 Beta update expected to be released this week was skipped. However, Bloomberg and MacRumors shared the release date for the new beta update, which also includes a surprise for Chinese users.
Apple, which recently released the iOS 27.2 update, did not start iOS 27.3 Beta testing this week. Expected to be released on Friday, the update was postponed to a later date, according to reports from Bloomberg. The release date for the iOS 27.3 Beta update has been announced.
Apple announced in an official notice published on its China-based Newsroom website that the first developer beta of iOS 27.3 will be available next week. The update will bring specific Apple Intelligence artificial intelligence (AI) features to iPhone users in China.
iOS 27.3 Beta Release Date
According to information shared by Apple, the first beta version will be released in China on Wednesday, November 4. Due to time zone differences, this date corresponds to Tuesday, November 3 in the US and other Western countries. The company reported that the final rollout of iOS 27.3 for all users will take place in December, though it did not share a specific day.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Features to Be Released in China
Along with the iOS 27.3 beta, select Apple Intelligence tools will be added to iPhone 15 Pro and newer iPhone models in China. Features users can access include:
- Writing Tools
- Genmoji
- Clean Up
- Notification Summaries
- Priority Notifications
- Visual Intelligence
- Live Translation with AirPods
Disabled Features and Local Partnership
That is not all. The iOS 27.3 update will arrive in China with certain restrictions. Advanced Siri AI capabilities and the Image Playground feature introduced at WWDC 2026 will not be available to users in China under this update.
In its announcement, Apple stated that it partnered with Alibaba for artificial intelligence (AI) integration in China. Through this collaboration, the Qwen artificial intelligence (AI) model developed by Alibaba will support Siri, Writing Tools, and Visual Intelligence systems.
Terms of Use and Status of Other Devices
To activate artificial intelligence (AI) features in China, both the iPhone system language and Siri language must be set to English and Chinese (Simplified).
Meanwhile, Apple Intelligence features will not yet be available in China for Mac, iPad, and other Apple devices. The company stated that official approvals from local authorities are awaited to enable artificial intelligence (AI) tools on these devices.
This article was translated from Turkish. Read the original article in Turkish.
