Apple to reportedly offer Gemini AI alongside ChatGPT on iOS 18
Apple could offer Google’s Gemini AI integration when Apple Intelligence rolls out as part of iOS 18 later this year, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. During its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2024 keynote event, Apple announced that its partnership with OpenAI would bring the latter’s ChatGPT artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot to the iPhone operating system. While the company didn’t mention Google’s AI model during the event, the tech giant confirmed in a post-event interaction that it is exploring integrating multiple third-party AI models.
Apple is working on adding support for Google’s Gemini AI
In the latest version of his Power On newsletterGurman reiterated that Apple was not in talks with Meta to bring Llama 3 to iOS 18, which was widely reported early last week. The tech giant is attempting to integrate Google Gemini and Anthropic’s Claude AI into its smartphones, he added.
The report suggests that if the timing is right, Apple could offer both Gemini and ChatGPT by the time Apple Intelligence is fully rolled out. Notably, previous reports claimed the iPhone maker could delay some AI features until late 2024 and early 2025.
The delayed features reportedly include AI features in the Mail app and Swift Assist for Xcode, which will be available later this year. Additionally, most of Siri’s AI capabilities won’t be available until 2025.
While Gurman claims in his report that Gemini could be offered to users at the same time as ChatGPT, Apple confirmed that it plans to look for third-party AI models to integrate with the iPhone immediately after WWDC 2024.
Speaking to YouTuber iJustine after WWDC, Apple’s Senior Vice President of Software Engineering Craig Federighi said the company is exploring partnerships with Google and Anthropic.
Apple Intelligence is a suite of on-device and cloud-based features that will be available in apps and interfaces on iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices with the new OS update.
