Apple presented a new version of Siri powered by Apple Intelligence at WWDC 2024. The launch of the AI-powered assistant was then announced for later this year. A year and a half later, this new Siri is still waiting. The Cupertino company announced at the beginning of 2025 that it would not be ready… until 2026.
Tim Cook tried as best he could to reassure shareholders and consumers last October, indicating that development was progressing well. Ahead of the planned spring launch, Apple has just revealed a big decision regarding the new Siri. It will be powered by the models of Google Gemini.
Google says Gemini models will power new Siri
Google announces in a press release published this Monday, January 12 so that the next generation of Apple Foundation models will build on Gemini models and Google’s cloud technology.
“ After careful evaluation, Apple has determined that Google’s artificial intelligence technology provides the best-performing foundation for the Apple Foundation Models and looks forward to the innovative new experiences it will bring to Apple users. Apple Intelligence will continue to work on Apple devices and Private Cloud Compute, while respecting Apple’s industry-leading privacy standards. », Indicates the Google press release.
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Gemini models will therefore power the “ more personalized version of Siri to be launched this year “. This extraordinary collaboration between the two big names in tech has been in the pipeline for several weeks. Google is happy about it, while Apple has not not yet published a press release on its official website.
How many billions are at stake for this historic partnership?
According to Bloomberg, Apple was willing to pay around $1 billion per year to use Google’s AI. For now, the amount of the agreement has not been leaked. Remember that Google gives billions of dollars annually to Apple to remain Safari’s default search engine.
This deal doesn’t just make people happy. Elon Musk was quick to criticize this agreement on his X account. This seems like an unreasonable concentration of power for Google, given that they also own Android and Chrome. », he writes.
The new Siri promised by Apple since 2024 must be able to understand the user’s context and interact with iPhone applications. He will even be able to consult your emails, messages, contacts or even photos to respond more appropriately to your requests. Its launch is expected via the iOS 26.4 update next April.
By: Keleops AG
