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

At WWDC 2024 when Apple unveiled Apple Intelligence, Craig Federighi said, “We also intend to add support for other AI models in the future.” following the ChatGPT Siri integration announcement, it would now appear that Gemini is the next AI model to follow suit.

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

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

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.