Just a heads up, if you buy something through our links, we may get a small share of the sale. It's one of the ways we keep the lights on here. Click here for more.You need to install the dedicated Gemini app if you want to continue accessing its features.

At WWDC 2024 when Apple unveiled Apple Intelligence, Craig Federighi said, “We also intend to add support for other AI models in the future.” following the ChatGPT Siri integration announcement, it would now appear that Gemini is the next AI model to follow suit.

Apple has pushed out a backend update along with the iOS 18.4 beta. "Google" is mentioned as a third-party model for Apple Intelligence.

Google Google announced Wednesday that it is removing its model from the Google app on iOS, meaning that Apple users will need to download the dedicated Gemini app in order to use it. When Google first introduced its Gemini AI to the Apple product ecosystem,

A code update coinciding with the iOS 18.4 beta release shows that Apple might prepare Gemini chatbot support in Apple Intelligence.

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More .

Google is pulling its Gemini assistant from the main Google app on iOS, in a bid to encourage users to download the dedicated Gemini app.

Google really wants you to download its Gemini app. The tech giant is pulling the AI tool from its iOS search app — you know, the Google app — in an apparent effort to push you to the Gemini app. The tech giant alerted customers to the change in an email.

Gemini integrates so well with Google’s ecosystem that there’s a much greater risk of folks casting Apple Intelligence than abandoning Gemini for ChatGPT. A lack of Gemini on the iPhone could even be enough to persuade some folks to switch platforms to experience everything Gemini has to offer.

Code within the new iOS 18.4 beta shows that Apple appears to be readying an alternative to its ChatGPT integration in Apple Intelligence, with an option to use Google Gemini.

This discovery is not unexpected. Following the keynote announcement of Apple Intelligence at WWDC 2024, software exec Craig Federighi confirmed rumors of an Apple and Google partnership, saying, "We’re looking forward to doing integrations with other models, including Google Gemini, for instance, in the future."