This discovery is not unexpected. Following the keynote announcement of Apple Intelligence at WWDC 2024, software exec Craig Federighi confirmed rumors of an Apple and Google partnership, saying, "We’re looking forward to doing integrations with other models, including Google Gemini, for instance, in the future."

Apple has pushed out a backend update along with the iOS 18.4 beta. "Google" is mentioned as a third-party model for Apple Intelligence.

Apple software chief Craig Federighi hinted that the company wants to integrate more AI models, including Google Gemini. Now, a new leak suggests that this integration could be on the way in the near future,