Apple's plans to add Google Gemini to Apple Intelligence are well underway, according to backend iOS code. 9To5Mac analyst Aaron Perris looked into the backend update for the iOS 18.4 beta and discovered mentions of "Google" alongside "OpenAI" and "Third Party Model.

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,

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 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,

Google has recently removed Gemini AI from its primary app for iOS devices in lieu of a full-scale, standalone platform, as reported by multiple outlets. Users can still access the AI model by downloading and using the dedicated Gemini app instead.