Apple’s Siri AI Uses Google’s Gemini, Launches English-Only Beta

Apple introduced a rebuilt Siri AI at WWDC, saying the assistant uses the Gemini family of models from Google as part of the foundation for its Apple Intelligence features. The company demonstrated the assistant on stage at Apple Park on Monday and said an English-only beta will ship later this year.

The new Siri is presented as a dedicated app with system-wide integration. On iPhone, activity will appear in the Dynamic Island while a request runs. Apple demonstrated multi-turn conversations, the assistant pulling information from a user’s mail, messages and photo library, making live web queries and carrying out tasks across apps.

Apple disclosed it collaborated with Google to develop the next generation of Apple Foundation Models that power Apple Intelligence and Siri AI, using Gemini as part of the model stack. The company described its privacy architecture as limiting data use to executing a user’s request and allowing outside experts to verify compliance.

Stacey Ford, vice president of OS Program Management, used a Spotlight demonstration to explain the design goals and said the new assistant addresses cases where search results are hard to find. Craig Federighi, senior vice president, stated, “We believe privacy in AI is non-negotiable,” and added that data is used only to fulfill the user’s request and that outside experts can verify the approach.

Apple’s rollout plan restricts the initial beta to English. The company confirmed China is not included in the initial rollout because of unresolved regulatory requirements. In the European Union, Apple said the new Siri will be available at launch only on macOS 27 and visionOS 27; iPhone and iPad users in the EU will not receive Siri AI at that time.

Apple did not provide a timetable for adding additional languages or for when China and EU iPhone and iPad users will gain access. At launch, speakers of Mandarin, Japanese, Korean, Bahasa and Hindi will remain on the previous version of Siri until Apple expands language support.

Tim Cook closed the WWDC keynote with a brief remark about the company’s future, stating, “I truly believe the best is still ahead at Apple.” Apple said the Siri AI beta will arrive later this year but did not give a specific release date or a schedule for wider availability.