Due to Apple's restrictions, users currently using the Chinese version of MacBook cannot turn on Apple Intelligence even if they upgrade to macOS 27. Therefore, some developers use minimalist kernel extensions to directly modify the device region code from the source. After modification, every process in the entire system will be recognized as the US version region. This can enable complete Apple AI services and support on-device AI models and other models based on cloud calls.
Need to disable SIP and use minimalist kernel extensions:
The working principle of the RegionSpoof project is mainly to modify the device region code from the source. Before modification, SIP must be disabled and the kext minimalist kernel extension must be used. Disabling SIP may cause system security to decrease. It is only recommended that experienced professional developers try to deploy it on a test machine. The test machine used by @SkyBlue997, the developer of the release project, is the M3 Max version of MacBook Pro.
After successful operation, you can enable the client-side AI function and the full function of the cloud (including writing tools including tone modification, Picture Park, Genmoji, Foundation Models, and ChatGPT extensions).
Quick installation steps:
Just clone the project locally and execute the install.sh installation script. The installation script will detect whether SIP has been disabled. If not, it will provide steps to guide the user to disable SIP before installing. The script also requires user authorization when working. At that time, the user can follow the on-screen prompts to allow permission in privacy and security before restarting.
Project address: https://github.com/SkyBlue997/enableMacosAI