Rumors have surfaced about Apple's upcoming revamped Siri in iOS 26.4, set for release this spring, after facing delays. A new report suggests that Apple will be using Google Gemini models in the backend to power the new Siri, without disclosing this information to the public.
Apple has reportedly commissioned a custom Gemini-based model from Google to run on Apple's private cloud servers for Siri's operations. Despite finding Anthropic's Claude to be superior in comparisons, Apple opted for Google's Gemini due to financial considerations, including their existing business relationship where Google pays Apple to be the default search engine on their devices.
Neither Apple nor Google will acknowledge this partnership, with Apple promoting the AI upgrade as its own development, although it is powered by Google's technology.
