Apple Intelligence's first China features arrive in October, without Siri AI

Apple Executive Chairman Tim Cook said the first core Apple Intelligence features have been approved for China, including real-time translation, the Photos Clean Up tool and writing tools, with beta testing starting within October. The first batch excludes Siri AI and other next-generation features unveiled at WWDC.

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