A new official filing marks the conclusion of another regulatory hurdle that has been preventing Apple Intelligence from launching in Apple’s crucial Chinese market.
Apple Intelligence previously, and briefly, launched in China by mistake but now appears set to be officially released soon.
In mid-June 2026, Apple’s Chinese partner Alibaba unveiled its latest AI model and, most significantly, revealed that it was now compatible with Apple Intelligence. Now according to Reuters, China’s cyberspace regulator has allowed Apple Intelligence to be registered for use on iPhones in the region.
China has complex requirements for regulatory approval, and sufficiently so that US firms typically need to involve a local partner. It’s not certain yet whether this latest listing is the final step toward Apple Intelligence launching in China, but it appears to be, and it marks more than two years of effort from Apple.