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,

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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 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,

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,

Code within the new iOS 18.4 beta shows that Apple appears to be readying an alternative to its ChatGPT integration in Apple Intelligence, with an option to use Google Gemini.