Apple Announces Siri AI, Integrating Siri With Google Gemini-Based Apple Intelligence
The integration of Google Gemini into Apple Intelligence marks a rare public collaboration between the two companies, and the EU delay signals a growing regulatory clash over how AI assistants access user data and device functions.
Key Facts
- At WWDC26 on June 8, 2026, Apple announced Siri AI, integrating Siri with Apple Intelligence built on Apple's model and Google's Gemini model.
- Siri AI gains personal context understanding, on-screen recognition, and cross-app actions, and can be invoked by voice, button, or Dynamic Island gesture.
- Siri AI will be available as a beta within the year for English-language users on compatible devices, with more languages planned later.
- Siri AI in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 will be delayed in the European Union due to the Digital Markets Act, after the European Commission rejected Apple's Trusted System Agent compliance plan.
Reporting from 4 sources: ASCII.jp, Denfaminicogamer, GameBusiness.jp, GIGAZINE.
At WWDC26 on June 8, 2026, Apple announced Siri AI, a new version of its voice assistant that integrates Siri with the next-generation Apple Intelligence, itself built by combining Apple's model with Google's Gemini model. Siri AI gains personal context understanding, on-screen recognition, and cross-app actions, allowing users to compose emails, edit photos, find information from past messages, and perform tasks across apps via voice or gesture. It can be invoked by saying "Hey Siri," pressing the side button, or swiping down from the Dynamic Island, and a dedicated app syncs conversation history across devices via iCloud. The iPhone camera app also gains multimodal Siri capabilities, including a Siri Mode for identifying objects or splitting bills. Siri AI will be available as a beta within the year for English-language users on compatible devices, with more languages planned later. However, Apple announced that Siri AI in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 will be delayed in the European Union due to the Digital Markets Act, after the European Commission rejected Apple's proposed Trusted System Agent compliance plan. Siri AI on macOS 27, visionOS 27, and watchOS 27 is not affected by the delay.
Apple did not invite Google representatives to the WWDC26 stage for the Gemini integration announcement, according to ASCII.jp. The keynote emphasized that the AI features are designed to meet human needs rather than using AI for its own sake. Apple guarantees it cannot access user data processed by the system.
Image Playground, Apple's image generation tool, received a major upgrade. Users can now select and remove unwanted objects in photos by finger, expand the shooting range to generate missing parts, and change composition. The generated images can be directly used as iPhone wallpapers. Some features, such as image generation, are provided via server models with a daily usage limit, though iCloud+ subscribers may have more access.
Safari gains AI-powered tab organization, automatically grouping open tabs by topic such as weekend trip research. It can also monitor websites for restocks or price drops and send alerts. The browser can automatically display reservation codes during phone calls with airlines and help find photos when a messaging conversation mentions wanting one.
The EU delay stems from specific regulatory demands. The European Commission required that third-party AI systems other than Siri AI be granted access to user data and app operation permissions, that Apple provide almost unrestricted device access to any AI system, and that any AI system be allowed to act autonomously without continuous user visibility or control. Apple proposed a "Trusted System Agent" design to allow safe access for other AI assistants, with a phased rollout over 18 months, but the European Commission rejected the plan.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 4 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.