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,

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

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,

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,

According to a latest leak, Apple is preparing Gemini integration in Apple Intelligence and here are the details of the development.

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

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

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