Overview
- Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian said during Wednesday’s Cloud Next keynote that Apple’s more personalized Siri will use Gemini-based Apple Foundation Models and arrive later this year.
- Google cast itself as Apple’s preferred cloud provider under a multi-year partnership to build Apple’s own models from Gemini for future Apple Intelligence features.
- Industry reporting points to a WWDC preview on June 8, developer and public betas in June and July, and a broader rollout with iOS 27 in the fall.
- Reports describe a major Siri rework with conversational memory, deeper awareness of on-screen and in-app context, a Dynamic Island pop-up, a standalone chat-style app with history, and the ability to handle multiple actions in one request.
- Key details remain unsettled, including whether requests run on Apple’s Private Cloud Compute or Google servers, and reports estimate the deal could cost around $1 billion per year though terms are undisclosed.