Apple AI: Not just ChatGPT in iOS 27 – and Gemini to control the Mac
Currently, you can only integrate ChatGPT into Siri and the like – with iOS 27, that's set to change. Meanwhile, Google is working on Mac control for Gemini.
The letters AI fly around hooks and warning triangles (symbolic image): iPhone and Mac will get more AI.
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Various AI innovations are coming to Mac and iPhone (and presumably iPad) as well. According to a report, Apple intends to allow swapping the supplementary assistant available within Siri for the first time in iOS 27, as Apple has already hinted at this. Google, meanwhile, is interested in controlling Macs via Gemini, as is already known from Perplexity Personal Computer or OpenClaw.
Extensions for AI: Users can switch
According to a Bloomberg report, iOS 27 will enable so-called extensions that integrate generative AI capabilities into existing apps, meaning Apple's models won't be the only ones used. Writing tools, Image Playground, and even Siri itself could then be replaced by Claude, Gemini, or other systems, it is said. Apple has reportedly already published information about this in internal tests of the system settings. According to the report, the feature is also planned for iPadOS 27 and even macOS 27.
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In parallel, Apple is also facing pressure from the Digital Markets Act in the EU – here, a replacement of Siri with other assistants could be enforced. Currently, ChatGPT can be integrated into Siri and the like, as well as into image generators and text generation. The system sometimes offers to switch to OpenAI technology on its own if Apple Intelligence determines that ChatGPT could deliver better results.
Calculator control with Gemini
Meanwhile, Google is working on a Mac control mode for its Gemini app. This is not new, as Perplexity has announced its personal computer, and the ChatGPT app can already control certain applications on the Mac. According to a code investigation of the macOS version of Gemini, the application will be able to “organize files,” among other things, in the future.
Furthermore, it is planned to build tables from files, read metadata, and perform batch renames. Another example mentioned is generating emails from transcripts from Google Meet or notes from Google Docs. It remains unclear whether full remote Mac control will also be available. Google also seems to be taking inspiration from Claude Cowork.
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