Google confirms that it won’t get Apple user data in new Siri deal

Syndication January 12, 2026

Google confirms that it won’t get Apple user data in new Siri deal

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.

Smartphone screen showing the word Gemini with a glowing star above it, over a dark background and colorful, wavy light lines along the bottom edge

Google Gemini on an iPhone

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.

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