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 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

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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.

The evidence of Google’s integration with Apple Intelligence was said to be found in the backend code of iOS 18.4.

2.0 Flash isn't the only new Gemini addition for 2025, with Google announcing that Deep Research, its research model that can analyze and create reports similar to ChatGPT Deep Research, is also now available on iOS.

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,

Google really wants you to download its Gemini app. The tech giant is pulling the AI tool from its iOS search app — you know, the Google app — in an apparent effort to push you to the Gemini app. The tech giant alerted customers to the change in an email.

Code sleuth Aaron Perris has shared on X code that suggests that Apple Intelligence may get Google Gemini as another AI model option.