Alibaba on Thursday confirmed Recent reports of a partnership with Apple set to bring AI features to the iPhones sold in China. The deal is an essential for Apple, as iPhone sales have dropped so much to the world's largest smartphone market. The handset has experienced an 11% year-to-year collapse in China, according to Apple Latest Report of Income.
Apple has “talked to a number of companies in China,” Alibaba chairman Joseph Tsai said on Thursday during the World Government Summit of Dubai. “Eventually they choose to do business with us. They want to use our AI to empower their phones. We feel honored to do business with a good company like Apple.”
According to reports, the Apple Earlier dealing with China's baidu are injured in issues that fit the AI Giant offer. Apple is also believed to have explored partnerships with bytedance and deepseek, before settling in Alibaba. These types of partnerships are key to US companies such as Apple as they work for approved regulation in China. Both Alibaba and Apple have been reported to have submitted related materials to local authorities.
Leading the latest call to the company's revenue, CEO Tim Cook cited the absence of Apple Intelligence, the company's in-house generative AI solution, as a factor contributing to slowing international sales.
“During the quarter quarter, we have seen that in the markets where we released Apple Intelligence, whose year-on-year-old family of iPhone 16 is stronger than the markets where we have not released the intelligence of Apple, ”the executive told CNBC.
The company is bankrupt on Apple Intelligence to encourage the next major “super cycle” of the iPhone -a term that refers to a dramatic pursuit of device sales. Apple's speed and approach to twisting its own AI solution counteracts its growth, as Google continues to deliver new Gemini features through Samsung phones, pixel devices, and Other Other Android offerings.
Increasing domestic competition also ate the distribution of Apple's China market. Vivo led the fourth quarter of last year, with 17% of the market, according to Figures From the firm firm, the canals. Huawei, who saw a massive rebound following penalties from the first Trump administration, grew up shipping 37% years over the year, marking a second place in the 16% part of the market. Apple, who ordered 24% of the market at the same time last year, dropped to 15%, putting it in a third place of dead heat with Xiaomi and Oppo.
Apple is bankrupt on Alibaba deal to help recover some of that marke, but even if the collaboration passes the regulation of regulation, China's future in Apple is not clear crystals. Tariffs and trading tensions are likely to further affect sales in the main market.
The company is noteworthy that Donald Trump revolted during the President's second term. Cook has ddonated $ 1 million in Trump's inaugural committee in January. Recently, Apple followed Google's leadership by changing Mexico's Gulf name to the Gulf of America In its map maps.
Techcrunch reached Apple for further comment on the Alibaba deal.
