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."

Apple may integrate Google's Gemini AI with Apple Intelligence, expanding beyond ChatGPT. iOS 18.4 beta hints at this development.

Apple has introduced code referencing “Google” as a third-party model choice for Apple Intelligence to leverage, according to a backend change spotted by Aaron Perris, who often shares info gleaned from Apple firmware code,

The evidence of Google’s integration with Apple Intelligence was said to be found in the backend code of iOS 18.4.

Apple had previously made it clear that Apple Intelligence would work with multiple AI providers, and Google’s Gemini was always on the list. Now, with a reference to Gemini spotted in the latest developer beta,

Apple has already integrated Google's visual search technology into the iPhone 16 series' Visual Intelligence tool

Apple may soon integrate Google Gemini into Siri, as a new iOS 18.4 beta leak suggests expanding AI partnerships.

Apple appears to be considering an expansion of third-party artificial intelligence (AI) integrations within Siri. The Cupertino-based company introduced Apple Intelligence to select iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices with the iOS 18.

Code sleuth Aaron Perris has shared on X code that suggests that Apple Intelligence may get Google Gemini as another AI model option.

Apple appears to be gearing up to bolster its artificial intelligence (AI) prowess by adding Google's Gemini into Apple Intelligence. The move was teased in a recent iOS 18.4 beta update, indicating that users could soon have the option to choose Gemini as their preferred AI,