Google CEO Suggests iOS 19 Will Feature Built-In Gemini Integration

[MacRumors]

Google CEO Sundar Pichai today said that he hopes to reach a deal with Apple regarding built-in Gemini integration on iPhones by the middle of this year, according to Bloomberg. The report said that Pichai shared this remark in court today, during the U.S. Department of Justice's ongoing antitrust trial against Google.

Pichai confirmed that he held a series of discussions with Apple CEO Tim Cook about Google Gemini integration on iPhones last year.

Apple is expected to announce iOS 19 during its annual developers conference WWDC, which kicks off Monday, June 9. That would align with the mid-2025 timeframe provided by Pichai, so it seems likely that iOS 19 will offer Google Gemini integration, should a deal be reached. iOS 19 should be released to the general public in September.

iPhone models with Apple Intelligence have already offered ChatGPT integration since iOS 18.2. With user permission, Siri can show ChatGPT answers directly in response to questions and other prompts. ChatGPT is also an option for Apple's system-wide Writing Tools feature, allowing users to generate text and images.

Google Gemini would have similar integration across Siri and Writing Tools on iPhone models that are compatible with Apple Intelligence, which includes the iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, and all iPhone 16 models.

Google Gemini is already available as an iPhone app.

Article Link: Google CEO Suggests iOS 19 Will Feature Built-In Gemini Integration

 

[gpat]

Please, no.
It's obnoxious enough as it is.

 

[TechnoMonk]

Don’t do it Apple.

 

[goodthymes]

Do not want. Please let it be some sort of downloaded/opt in feature.

 

[HouseLannister]

Now will it let me do things with my Google apps is the question? If it is just another handoff to a bot, that's disappointing. But very excited if I can use it for Gmail, Google Calendar, Keep, etc.

 

[racerhomie]

Yeah, that’s interesting. ChatGPT integration in the Control Center is enough for me

 

[everybodylovesramen]

if you’re trying to destroy your legacy in efforts to throw money into the garbage fire that is AI - i’ll just go back to a dumb phone and only use an ipad at home.

 

[golfnut1982]

C'Mon who even uses Gemini???

 

[sammo123321]

Let's not...

 

[m4mario]

Before we lose our cool, this is probably just an alternative to ChatGPT, not a replacement.

 

[sw1tcher]

Google CEO Sundar Pichai today said that he hopes to reach a deal with Apple regarding built-in Gemini integration on iPhones by the middle of this year,

"Hey, Siri. How many rocks should I eat a day?"

 

[S.B.G]

Please, for the love of all things holy, don't do it.

 

[cicalinarrot]

The biggest LLM will soon replace Google.
I already google things 99% less than I used to (I'm tired of being redirected to content farms with 100 ads).

I hope Apples will just give us a choice before the EU understands what's happened and forces them to (which, considering how that went with browsers, search engines and app stores, would probably happen in 2045).

 

[antiprotest]

So embarrassing that Apple needs multiple outside help.

Not only has Apple been incompetent to release a Siri 1/5 as capable as 1-3 year old AI/LLMs, it's so incompetent it can't even tell people when it can release an updated Siri, and even when it tells people when it will release an updated Siri, it can't meet the date.

 

[MartyMcfly88]

Please, no.
It's obnoxious enough as it is.

The irony in that comment

 

[MartyMcfly88]

C'Mon who even uses Gemini???

370 million users

 

[freedomlinux]

Don’t do it Apple.

Just like making Google Search the default on iOS, the decision to integrate Gemini would be based on how profitable the bribe deal is.

 

[Macalway]

Seems like a good idea to me.

Not sure why there's negativity. It's almost political. If that's the case, I guess I'm a liberal; as in allowance

Wonderful : /

 

[AppleFan91]

Appears to be similar to what we see with ChatGPT, per Gurman

 

[ProbablyDylan]

Not only has Apple been incompetent to release a Siri 1/5 as capable as 1-3 year old AI/LLMs, it's so incompetent it can't even tell people when it can release an updated Siri, and even when it tells people when it will release an updated Siri, it can't meet the date.

Mind elaborating on which LLMs are more capable than Siri? Gemini can't even read me my text messages.

People aren't wanting to have full conversations with Siri are they?

 

[Daalseth]

Not winning me over with this one. I’m already Google-Free on my systems and am NOT going back.

 

[Daalseth]

People aren't wanting to have full conversations with Siri are they?

I’m not. Actually I don’t want to have a conversation with my devices at all.

 

[antiprotest]

Mind elaborating on which LLMs are more capable than Siri? Gemini can't even read me my text messages.

People aren't wanting to have full conversations with Siri are they?

No need to elaborate. And no need to be willingly in denial. Everybody knows, including you -- even Apple knows. Siri is not even a LLM.

 

[EuroChilli]

if you’re trying to destroy your legacy in efforts to throw money into the garbage fire that is AI - i’ll just go back to a dumb phone and only use an ipad at home.

From 1997. As you can see, it still works. At least until they turn 2G in Europe off in ~2030.

 

[DrPeril]

Ugh... as long as I can completely disable it (and it doesn't re-enable itself as has been an issue for some with AI).

I really need the tech world to get over its AI hard on... this is getting out of hand. At least make this crap super clear opt-in.