On January 4th, a reporter from 21st Century Business Herald and Southern Finance Express noticed that a blogger claimed that Apple... The company has recently launched a gray-scale test of the "Apple Intelligence & Siri" feature on some mainland China devices. Users who have qualified for the test can view the relevant options in their device settings. The specific setup path is "Settings - Apple Intelligence & AI - Turn on Apple Intelligence". For the first setup, you need to upgrade and download the app while connected to power and Wi-Fi. After the download is complete, the TuLeFun app will be added to your home screen.
Some netizens commented that they also received Apple's AI smart upgrade reminder, but found that the AI's answers were all based on Baidu. The existing answer suggests that some functions have been disabled.
In response, a reporter from 21st Century Business Herald contacted Apple . The technical advisor who answered the call stated that Apple's AI has not yet been officially launched as of today, and its release will be announced on the official website. It is expected that only iPhone 15 Pro and later models will be compatible with Apple's AI, "because the AI algorithm has very high hardware requirements, and the iPhone 15's hardware does not yet meet those requirements."
The aforementioned technical advisor also cautioned that some bloggers had previously bypassed the restrictions by using third-party software to forcibly enable them, "which has an impact on funds and account security."
According to information obtained from Apple's official website by 21st Century Business Herald and Southern Finance Express, devices that can access Apple's AI mainly include various iPhone 15 Pro models, various iPhone 16 models, and newer models.
In terms of system requirements, Apple AI requires iOS 18.1 or later, iPadOS 18.1 or later, macOS Sequoia 15.1 or later, visionOS 2.4 or later, or watchOS 11 or later. Additionally, the device must have 7GB of storage space (not required for Apple Watch), and the device language and Siri language must be set to the same supported language.
It's worth noting that Apple states that devices supporting Apple Smart were purchased in mainland China and currently cannot use any of Apple Smart's features. For devices supporting Apple Smart purchased outside mainland China, if the user is in mainland China and their Apple account's country or region is also set to mainland China, these features will also not be available at present. However, once Apple Smart's features are launched in mainland China, previously purchased devices supporting Apple Smart will be able to be activated and used in mainland China.
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(Article source: 21st Century Business Herald)
