Apple Says iOS 27.3 Beta Coming Next Week

Friday October 30, 2026 2:45 pm PDT by Joe Rossignol

Apple today announced that the first iOS 27.3 developer beta will be released next week and enable some Apple Intelligence features in China.

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In a press release shared on the Apple Newsroom website in China, Apple said the beta will be released on Wednesday, November 4, but that likely means Tuesday, November 3 in the U.S. due to time zone differences. Apple said iOS 27.3 will then be released to the public in December, but it did not provide a specific date.

iOS 27.3 will enable some of the earlier Apple Intelligence features on the iPhone 15 Pro and newer in China, such as Writing Tools, Genmoji, Clean Up, Notification Summaries, Priority Notifications, Visual Intelligence, and Live Translation with AirPods.

Siri AI and other Apple Intelligence features announced at WWDC 2026 will not be available in China on iOS 27.3, according to Apple.

Image Playground will also not be available in China.

Apple also said it has partnered with Alibaba to add support for its AI assistant Qwen within Siri, Writing Tools, and Visual Intelligence.

Both the iPhone and Siri language will need to be set to English and Chinese (Simplified).

Apple Intelligence features will not be available on the Mac, iPad, or other devices in China until Apple receives the necessary approvals, it said.

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Top Rated Comments

Andreas from Zurich

2 days ago at 02:51 pm

I wonder whether Siri‘s Chinese alter ego will develop the same anger management issues as Alibaba‘s Qwen.

Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)

species_delsol

2 days ago at 02:47 pm

Chinese goverment offcially easier to deal with than EU….

Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)

MacItSo

2 days ago at 03:08 pm

I just want Siri to not take 20 seconds to set a timer. Too much to ask?

Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)

Arlena

23 hours ago at 05:26 am

I wonder whether Siri‘s Chinese alter ego will develop the same anger management issues as Alibaba‘s Qwen.

Civilized manner... this is so Chinese! Because asking questions that bother makes one uncivilized, because it puts in doubt the State and the general wellbeing (no matter the general wellbeing is not real if individuals aren't happy). Pathetic.

Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)