@berryxia: Wow~ finally after much anticipation? It's finally confirmed! The China-market Apple AI guide is out, and it's Qwen. Apple's official documentation is now live—"Using Qwen with Apple Intelligence on Mac". It will first be available on macOS 26.6+ systems, but I haven't updated yet so I don't know if it's already...
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Apple's official documentation confirms that China-market Apple Intelligence will use the Qwen model, first available on macOS 26.6+ systems, marking an important step for Apple AI's arrival in the Chinese market.
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Whoa~ Finally here after all that waiting? It’s finally confirmed! The China mainland Apple AI manual is out — and it’s Qwen.
Apple’s official documentation is now live: “Using Qwen with Apple Intelligence on Mac.”
It will be available starting with macOS 26.6 and later. Though I haven’t updated yet, so I’m not sure if it’s already active on my end~~
Link in the comments👇🏻 https://t.co/VOxt1hdMn1
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