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Apple iPhone now supports rival AI assistants including Google Gemini

Apple is letting users replace its own AI with competitors, betting the platform matters more than the model.

The Short Version

Bloomberg reports iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27 will let users set Google Gemini or Anthropic Claude as default AI tools, with Apple signing a deal to add Gemini alongside existing ChatGPT support.

Apple is turning the iPhone into an AI-agnostic platform where users choose their own intelligence layer, and that is a fundamental architectural shift. Apple Intelligence becomes one option among many, not the default brain of the device. The stock market understood this before most tech commentators did. Apple wins by owning the platform, not the model.

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