Apple reportedly set to reveal early AI features from Google Gemini partnership

Apple may showcase some of the AI features resulting from its deal with Google as early as February, according to a new report from Bloomberg.

On January 12, Apple announced that it planned to use Google’s Gemini artificial intelligence technology to power some future Apple Intelligence features, including a long-awaited update to Siri.

“After careful evaluation, Apple determined that Google’s AI technology provides the most capable foundation for Apple Foundation Models and is excited about the innovative new experiences it will unlock for Apple users,” the companies said in a statement.

Bloomberg reports that iOS 26.4, scheduled to enter beta testing next month and roll out publicly in either March or April, will include some of the combined efforts. “Internally, the company has labelled the technology Apple Foundation Models version 10, making it seem entirely home-grown. It runs at roughly 1.2 trillion parameters — a measure of AI complexity — and is hosted on Apple’s Private Cloud Compute servers,” Bloomberg reports.

The full potential of the partnership is expected to be revealed at this year’s WWDC, where a fully reimagined Siri could be unveiled. Codenamed Campos, the new architecture has been rebuilt from the ground up and will debut in iOS 27, iPadOS 27 and macOS 27, which are expected to arrive in beta this summer.

If everything goes to plan, Siri will be able to hold conversations and offer capabilities people have come to expect from ChatGPT and Google Gemini. The model is expected to be competitive with Gemini 3.

Apple has restructured its artificial intelligence strategy under software chief Craig Federighi after losing confidence in John Giannandrea. Partnering with Google, at least for now, appears to be a sensible move, giving Apple more time to develop its own models.

Bloomberg also reports that work is under way on a fully revamped Safari browser built for the AI era, designed to counter new offerings from Perplexity and OpenAI.

Meanwhile, Apple is working on a new line-up of Macs, which may arrive soon. This will include MacBook Pros and MacBook Airs; a revamped MacBook Pro with an OLED display and touch support; a Mac mini and Mac Studio; an entirely new low-cost MacBook running an iPhone-grade chip; and even the first update to the Apple Studio Display in several years.