Overview
- Apple Intelligence briefly showed up for some iPhone users in China as a country‑specific beta that replaced the Siri menu, offered a roughly 9.5GB on‑device model download, and introduced a redesigned voice assistant with tools like real‑time translation and photo cleanup.
- Users reported activation failures and saw that GPT plug‑ins were unavailable, and Apple then removed the feature after Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman said the release was accidental and not cleared by regulators.
- China requires approvals for certain AI functions and local deployments, which helps explain why Apple paused the rollout even though the software had reportedly been ready for months.
- ZTE said it is working with ByteDance and other partners on a next‑generation “Doubao” AI phone that bakes agent software into the operating system so it can plan tasks and act across apps instead of running as a simple add‑on.
- Model vendor Moonshot AI reported strong commercial traction after launching Kimi K2.5, with sources saying annual recurring revenue topped $100 million in a month and API capacity tightened as some customers made multi‑million‑dollar prepayments.