Overview
- The companies confirmed a multi-year collaboration that makes Gemini and Google cloud technology the foundation for Apple’s next-generation Apple Foundation Models and AI features.
- Google said the models will help power a more personalized Siri expected later in 2026, with multiple reports pointing to an iOS 26.4 release window in spring.
- Apple stated Apple Intelligence will execute on devices and through its Private Cloud Compute architecture to preserve user privacy.
- Apple said its ChatGPT/OpenAI integration remains in place for certain queries, and financial terms were not disclosed, though Bloomberg previously reported discussions around roughly $1 billion per year.
- Alphabet’s market value briefly topped $4 trillion after the announcement, underscoring the deal’s reach across Apple’s base of more than two billion active devices.