Apple has already announced iOS 18, but there may still be surprises coming to the update. Will Google Gemini be added to iOS 18 after all?
iOS 18 with Apple Intelligence
With iOS 18, Apple is fully committed to artificial intelligence. Almost all Apple apps are being expanded with Apple Intelligence, the company’s new technology. You’ll get a handy writing aid and Siri will become much smarter. Apple’s speech assistant will be expanded with advanced language models, which Apple can use through its collaboration with OpenAI. This will give Siri direct access to ChatGPT.
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In iOS 18, ChatGPT will be installed on your iPhone by default (and for free) in the form of Siri. Apple’s voice assistant uses ChatGPT to answer your questions. This doesn’t just happen, you have to give permission for it first. Furthermore, the language models of OpenAI are not supplemented with your information. According to Mark Gurman, it doesn’t stop there, because Google Gemini is also likely to come to iOS 18.
Gemini to iOS 18
Craig Federighi, who oversees Apple’s software development, has previously indicated that Apple plans to add multiple chatbots to its operating systems. ChatGPT has already been confirmed for iOS 18, iPadOS 18 and macOS Sequoia, but Gemini is also expected to be added this fall. That’s Google’s chatbot, which, like ChatGPT, works with artificial intelligence.
When you ask Siri a question in iOS 18, the voice assistant can use ChatGPT to answer. The same goes for the Writing ToolsChatGPT is also consulted here. According to the usually reliable Apple analyst Mark Gurman, iOS 18 will be expanded with Gemini this fall. The same applies to iPadOS 18 and macOS Sequoia, so that you are not dependent on ChatGPT alone.
Apple Intelligence not in the EU
It is quite possible that you will be able to choose which chatbot Siri uses to look up information this fall. Unfortunately, that probably won’t apply to European users, because Apple Intelligence is still a while away here. Apple has announced that all AI functions will probably not come to Europe until 2025. Apple Intelligence will therefore not be available here when iOS 18 is released.
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European users will probably get direct access to ChatGPT and Gemini when Apple Intelligence is released in 2025. It is not yet clear whether Gemini will also bring new features to iOS 18, or will only serve as an addition to the already announced features. Want to know more about all the new features of Apple Intelligence? Read all about iOS 18 and AI here!
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