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

Code dive suggests Apple Intelligence users may be able to pick Google Gemini as the AI assistant to help them out in future.

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 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,

Apple has released its iOS 18.4 beta Code indicates Google Gemini could soon be integrated into Siri It would allow users to ask Google AI more complicated queries Gemini could be integrated into Siri very soon,

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 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.

Apple Intelligence is likley to be powered by Google’s Gemini AI model alongside ChatGPT, here’s what we know so far.