Apple Intelligence has been backing ChatGPT since iOS 18.2, but it seems that Apple is now developing new AI models for its users, particularly Google Gemini. An update in the backend of iOS 18.4 Beta included an “OpenAI” choice in the menu for third-party models in Apple Intelligence.
Apple Intelligence will back up Google Gemini.
Aaron, a user, discovered information on X revealing that Apple included the “OpenAI” option in the system code. This suggests that Apple is in the process of incorporating the Google model, although the release date for this feature remains unknown.
It may be included in the public release of iOS 18.4 in April, but Apple could choose not to integrate it, as the beta program is used to test new features for the final version.
Apple’s backend has revealed that the next 3rd party iOS-AI integration will be Google Gemini pic.twitter.com/0rIuJhT5Lj
— Aaron (@aaronp613) February 21, 2025
Apple’s backend has indicated that the upcoming integration of a third-party AI on iOS will be Google Gemini pic.twitter.com/0rIuJhT5Lj
Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of software engineering, previously stated that the company aims to incorporate other AI models, such as Google’s, into their systems. Therefore, the likelihood of Gemini being integrated into iOS is quite high.
Apple Intelligence is not currently offered in Portuguese, but this is expected to change with the release of iOS 18.4. Apple has confirmed that the AI suite will add support for additional languages, such as French, German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese.
Source: Rewritten