Apple Intelligence on recent iPhones, iPads and Macs could soon be powered up with additional services beyond ChatGPT, currently the only direct integration of another company's AI product in Apple Intelligence.
Cook confirmed this in a quote from the latest Apple investor call (published by CNBC): "Our intention is to integrate with more people over time."
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Apple getting more AI services bolted into iOS is a smart play on a couple of levels.
AI fans are already using services like Gemini and Claude. Having these more directly accessible would be a popular move. Also, since Apple has had a hard time developing in-house tools, it allows iPhones' on-board capabilities to better match up to top AI Android phones like the Pixel 10 series or Galaxy S25 series.
During the same investor call, Apple also repeated its claim that its fully Apple Intelligence-enhanced Siri was coming in 2026, although without a specific launch date or window given.
We're keen to see if Apple's promised features like Personal Context and on-screen awareness actually make it to users' devices in the form they were originally promised. If they do, we can chalk it up to a case of "better late than never" after Apple overpromised at WWDC last year. If not, then these partnership intentions could have even greater importance.
Previous rumors place the launch of what's unofficially known as "Siri 2.0" in spring next year, as part of the iOS 26.4 update. But as other iOS updates appear, we'll keep you updated with what's changing, and what else Apple says about adding more third-party AI to Apple Intelligence.
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