Apple is reportedly teaming up with Google to give Siri its most significant upgrade yet — one powered by artificial intelligence rather than in-house development.
According to Bloomberg, Apple will pay Google around $1 billion annually to integrate the company’s Gemini AI model, a 1.2 trillion-parameter system, into Siri. The collaboration, codenamed “Linwood,” is expected to debut with the iOS 26.4 update next spring.
The move follows months of discussions between Apple, OpenAI, and Anthropic, but the tech giant ultimately chose Google’s neural engine to enhance Siri’s capabilities. The new version of Siri is expected to handle complex tasks such as summarizing content, planning actions, and executing multi-step commands — far beyond its current limitations.
Apple maintains that all user data processed through Siri will remain on its own servers, preserving the company’s strict privacy standards.
While Apple insists it plans to develop its own AI models in the future, the decision marks a rare moment of collaboration between two longtime rivals. For now, Apple’s smartest move may be acknowledging that Siri needed help — and finding it in Mountain View.
