iOS 26.1 Beta 3 Signals Multi-Provider AI Support With Neutral ‘Third Party’ Label

The wording shift suggests backend preparation for additional models, though no provider choices appear in the beta.

Overview

In iOS 26.1 beta 3, Apple replaced the string “Report a concern related to ChatGPT” with “Report a concern related to a Third Party.”
The change was spotted today in the beta and indicates Apple is building provider-agnostic handling for external AI services.
No new settings or prompts to select alternative AI providers are visible, so the update does not yet expose additional options to users.
Apple currently integrates OpenAI’s ChatGPT with Apple Intelligence, introduced in iOS 18.2, and has previously said more models could be added in the future.
Industry observers say the groundwork points to future integrations that may arrive in a follow-on release, potentially after server-side and policy steps are completed.