The iPhone manufacturer has signed a deal with Apple Intelligence in mainland China to use Alibaba’s Qwen model. Reported on Tuesdayquote source. Apple Intelligence is supported by Openai’s ChatGpt in most international markets, but in China, only government-approved AI models can be used.
The contract has ended Monthly search for Apple In order for local Chinese partners to launch AI capabilities on devices, domestic rivals had already introduced competing capabilities. The recent arrival of Deepseek’s new models has driven a new wave of AI upgrades among Chinese mobile phone brands.
Huawei Technologies Earlier this month, he said it was using the Deepseek-R1 model to support Xiaoyi, the AI assistant for Harmonyos Next, the latest version of its homegrown mobile operating system.
Saturday, oppo I said that R1 is integrated into the new foldable phone detection N5, honor We announced that we will upgrade AI agent Yoyo using this model. VivoChina’s biggest smartphone maker, with shipments last year, said last week that the smartphone’s assistant app will incorporate R1-backed features such as text writing.
Xiaomicollaborating with Google Integrate Gemini models The flagship smartphones of Chinese companies for the international market have yet to be announced plans to integrate Deepseek into mobile phones.
Improved AI technology is expected to strengthen competition in China’s smartphone market. This has slowly recovered after two years of decline. According to data from research firm Canalys, shipments increased by 4% in 2024, up 285 million units.
