{"id":55386,"date":"2025-06-04T18:35:59","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T16:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.apfelpatient.de\/?p=55386"},"modified":"2025-06-04T18:37:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T16:37:05","slug":"report-china-specifically-delays-apple-intelligence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.apfelpatient.de\/en\/news\/bericht-china-verzoegert-apple-intelligence-gezielt","title":{"rendered":"Report: China deliberately delays Apple Intelligence"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apple wants to take the next big step with Apple Intelligence. The new AI features are designed to make iPhones and other Apple devices significantly more powerful and personalized. The global rollout is already underway \u2013 only China remains excluded. Although Apple is technically ready and is even working with a local partner, Apple Intelligence will not be launched there. The reason for this lies with the Chinese authorities. This isn't about technology, but about politics \u2013 more specifically, about trade pressure between the US and China.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apple Intelligence is already available in many parts of the world \u2013 in the US, Europe, Japan, and other markets. The new AI features are firmly integrated into iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia and are designed to make Apple devices significantly smarter. Whether text generation, summaries, intelligent context, or automated actions \u2013 much of this runs locally on the device, some in secure data centers with Apple's proprietary privacy architecture. But in China, these features are completely missing. And that's not because Apple has forgotten the market. The reason for the delay is political. The Chinese authorities are blocking the rollout \u2013 despite technical preparation and a partnership with Alibaba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

China is missing from the global launch \u2013 and this has political reasons<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

According to a report in the Financial Times,<\/a> Apple Intelligence was specifically adapted for the Chinese market. Apple worked with Alibaba to comply with local regulations. The collaboration is necessary because China imposes strict rules on artificial intelligence, and US companies have little chance of launching AI services without local partners. Several jointly developed AI products were submitted for approval to the relevant Chinese authority, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), this year. But to date, there has been no approval. The applications are stuck. Two people familiar with the matter say that geopolitical tensions between China and the US play a central role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apple and Alibaba \u2013 a partnership with obstacles<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Apple made early efforts to adapt Apple Intelligence to Chinese requirements. It became clear that without a local partner, there was no chance. Alibaba provided the necessary infrastructure. Together, the two companies developed AI products that are intended to run on the new iPhone models in China. Everything is technically ready. But the authorities aren't playing ball. The delays aren't just bureaucratic. They appear deliberate. Apple and Alibaba are caught in the political crossfire. The trade conflict that began under Donald Trump continues to have repercussions. Tech companies are at the center of it. For Apple, this means that the launch of Apple Intelligence in China is on hold for the time being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n