Overview
- Apple began showing a new permission popup in iOS 26 and iOS 27 that warns users before prompts or images are sent to Google Cloud for certain Creator Studio features, a change first reported Monday.
- Apple says it has extended its Private Cloud Compute architecture to run on Google Cloud and that those Google servers use the same layered isolation steps Apple uses on its own systems to protect requests and keys.
- The company states that only the prompt text or image is transmitted for these calls and that Google Cloud will not use that data to train its models.
- Google Cloud–backed processing is limited to Apple Creator Studio and some iWork/Freeform tools, is optional for users, and is metered by monthly allotments that Apple shows in settings.
- The shift reflects Apple using third‑party cloud capacity to power more demanding generative tasks while keeping on‑device Apple Foundation Models and Apple Intelligence distinct from the Google Cloud interactions.