Rumors Suggest Google May Transfer Pixel's Special Features to iPhone 17 Pro
Spicing Up the iPhone with Google's AI Flavor
Get ready for some serious AI action, iPhone fans! It seems Apple is planning to kick things up a notch later this year, with a tantalizing twist – they're rumored to be integrating Google's Gemini AI into the iPhone and Siri.
This bombshell was dropped during Google CEO Sundar Pichai's court proceedings, as reported by Bloomberg. According to Pichai, he's hopeful that Gemini – a fancy chatbot that competes with the likes of ChatGPT – will become an additional AI option on Apple devices. He shared some friendly conversations with Apple CEO Tim Cook over several meetings in 2024, and he's optimistic about sealing the deal by mid-2025.
Google's AI Gold Rush in the iPhone
By planting Gemini inside the iPhone, Google stands to gain a goldmine of new users. Tens of millions of Apple users, including power-users who might be tempted to try Google's premium services, could find themselves drawn to the allure of Gemini.
While Google's Pixel line of smartphones may grab headlines, they don't exactly light up the company's financial reports. So, sharing the new Google Gemini AI models with the iPhone could be a win-win situation for Google.
Apple – An AI Laggard on the Rise?
Alas, for Apple, things aren't quite so straightforward. The iPhone generates more than half of its overall revenue, making it a vital pillar for CEO Tim Cook and his team. Apple ventured into the AI game eleven months after Google with the release of the Pixel 8, but it's yet to deliver all the features it announced at its Worldwide Developers Conference in June 2024. Allowing iPhone users access to Google's AI platform before it can roll out its own offering feels a bit humbling and reveals Apple's apparent lag in the mobile AI race.
The Gemini AI Invasion of the iPhone
Apple has until its Worldwide Developer Conference next month to prove it can catch up with the AI giants. Before that, Google will be showing off its own AI technology at its I/O Conference, and the iPhone will now be part of the show – another notch on Google's belt. Let's see if Apple can turn the tables in June!
Enrichment Data:- Google's planned integration of Gemini AI into Apple products is focused on enhancing Apple Intelligence, Apple's AI system for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. The partnership, confirmed by Google CEO Sundar Pichai during recent antitrust testimony, aims to finalize an agreement by mid-2025[4] with a rollout expected in late 2025 alongside iOS 19 and the iPhone 17[5].- Key details of the integration include functionality improvements for Siri, context-aware suggestions, and support for advanced summarization or code-generation tasks[4][5]. The technical approach involves using Gemini Nano for on-device tasks and cloud-based models for complex queries[4].- Apple is expected to restrict Gemini’s access to core systems like Mail and Calendar to maintain privacy standards[4]. This collaboration represents a deeper alignment with Google’s ecosystem[4][5].[^embedded^]: The search results mention iOS betas containing Gemini references, but they don't specify the exact version "18.4." This appears to be an extrapolation from the timeline context.
- Google's proposed partnership with Apple, involving the integration of Google's Gemini AI, aims to expand Apple Intelligence, Apple's AI system, across iOS, iPadOS, and macOS devices.
- The rumored collaboration between Google and Apple, set to finalize by mid-2025, is expected to improve the functionality of Siri and offer context-aware suggestions, as well as support for advanced summarization or code-generation tasks.
- Despite the potential integration of Google's AI technology, Apple faces a challenge to demonstrate its progress in AI and catch up with the pacesetters in the field before its Worldwide Developers Conference in June.
- Amidst this AI competition, Google stands to present its AI technology at its I/O Conference, with the iPhone being part of the exhibition as a result of the planned partnership, further solidifying Google's position in the AI market.
