Gemini: Google’s AI coming to Apple
Even though AI has already invaded , iPhones with have not been colonized yet. iPhone users have been spared from AI on their devices due to Apple’s Intelligence. If you want a sneak peek at how your iPhone in a few months, with the Gemini tab on iOS is a good starting point.
For , Google updated its Search Widget on iPhone, allowing users to customize shortcuts. You can include Google Lens or Incognito Mode, and also add Gemini. This takes you directly to the Gemini page in the Google app, eliminating the need to switch tabs as before. The Gemini tab appears alongside Google search in the Google app for iOS users. You can also customize the widget to add other useful apps like Song Search or Google Translator.
Gemini Features
Gemini on iPhone offers natural language responses, translates text, or creates AI-generated images. To access Google’s most advanced AI model and run Python code in the chatbot interface, you’ll need to pay for Gemini Advanced.
Although the change may not seem drastic, it provides a glimpse of how iPhones could evolve. Easy access to Google’s Gemini is similar to how Apple plans to integrate ChatGPT in the future.
Users of the new iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 16 can expect Apple’s Intelligence features such as AI-enabled writing tools and generative functions like Image Playground. You can also try in the iOS 18.1 developer beta. Gizmodo has tested some and they still seem to be in development. The Clean Up tool, similar to Magic Eraser, can create strange effects, like people’s torsos split in half or strange artifacts.
Expanded Siri, which will interpret everything you do on your phone through apps, probably won’t arrive until 2025. Siri 2.0 sounds a lot like Gemini Live, but with a .
are like the iPhone, but there is a clear difference between Apple’s and Google’s software. Google is promoting Gemini Live as a key part of its offering. Pixel 9 is packed with Google’s AI, whether in , , or the . Although Google is ahead in AI integration, the question is whether it’s really worth it. Personally, I don’t find AI-generated text useful and I find it insulting that Google thinks I need it to write emails or articles. Although it may be helpful for brainstorming, I’m not keen on the idea of sending strange images to my friends. If I need AI for memes, I know I’ve hit rock bottom in my obsessively online career.
This article has been translated from Gizmodo US by Lucas Handley. original version.
