While Siri will soon use Google Gemini tech for its Apple Intelligence features, Google itself has confirmed that it will operate under Private Cloud Compute and Apple's rules.

The news that Apple and Google have signed a deal for the latter's Gemini AI technology to be used in Apple Intelligence, has been a long time coming. But it's also being immediately misreported as Apple ceding to Google Gemini instead of continuing with its own Siri.

Initial reports did quote Apple as saying that Gemini would be used with its Apple Foundation Models. However, Google has now publicly confirmed that, and also gone further.

Joint Statement: Apple and Google have entered into a multi-year collaboration under which the next generation of Apple Foundation Models will be based on Google's Gemini models and cloud technology. These models will help power future Apple Intelligence features, including a…

— News from Google (@NewsFromGoogle) January 12, 2026

In the full statement on Twitter, Google goes on to say that "Apple Intelligence will continue to run on Apple devices and Private Cloud Compute, while maintaining Apple's industry-leading privacy standards."

This is just as it is now with how Siri can pass requests on to ChatGPT without that OpenAI service getting to train on user data.

Portions of Google's statement are word for word the same as the short segments released of Apple's own forthcoming announcement. However, Google does further expressly say that Gemini will be used to "help power future Apple Intelligence features, including a more personalized Siri coming this year."

As long ago as February 2025, there were references found in iOS code to do with Google Gemini. Separately it's also been reported before that Apple may pay Google $1 billion per year for the use of Gemini.

That figure has not been confirmed, nor has it yet been announced how Google Gemini will integrate with iOS 26.

What has repeatedly been said by Apple is that Siri is on track for a revamp in 2026, and this would appear to be part of that.