{"id":54168,"date":"2025-05-05T18:03:18","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T16:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.apfelpatient.de\/?p=54168"},"modified":"2025-05-05T18:03:58","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T16:03:58","slug":"apple-intelligence-why-china-has-to-wait-until-ios-18-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.apfelpatient.de\/en\/news\/apple-intelligence-warum-china-bis-ios-18-6-warten-muss","title":{"rendered":"Apple Intelligence: Why China has to wait until iOS 18.6"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apple Intelligence is already available in many languages and marks an important step in Apple's AI strategy. But while users worldwide have access to the new feature, China remains out of the picture. Although Apple originally announced that it would launch Apple Intelligence in China in April 2025, there are now indications that the launch will not occur until iOS 18.6\u2014and therefore not before June.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you live in China and are waiting for Apple Intelligence, you're probably looking ahead to April 2025. With the launch of the iPhone 16e, Apple announced it would release the feature in several new languages, including Simplified Chinese. Shortly thereafter, Tim Cook confirmed that iOS 18.4 would bring Apple Intelligence to additional language versions. This has indeed happened \u2013 language support has been expanded. However, the availability of the language does not automatically mean that you can use the AI feature in your country. In previous beta versions of iOS 18.5, Apple Intelligence was still disabled in China \u2013 despite the existing language support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apple Intelligence comes later \u2013 despite language release<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

A recent report from the Bloomberg newsletter "Power On" dated May 5th suggests that Apple Intelligence will not be available in China until the update to iOS 18.6. This means that there will be no launch before June \u2013 i.e., before the developer conference WWDC. Why this delay? The real hurdle lies not in the technology or the language version, but in the legal and regulatory requirements that Apple must meet in China. While Apple could theoretically have obtained the necessary approvals itself, according to Bloomberg, this process would have been lengthy and uncertain \u2013 with no guaranteed approval. To avoid this effort, Apple has entered into a partnership with the Chinese tech giant Alibaba. Alibaba is supporting Apple in implementing the legal and infrastructural requirements in the country. But even with this support, there are apparently still obstacles that are further delaying the launch (via Bloomberg<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n