Namaste, friends, welcome back to The Church Of Apple. Please take your chai and settle down, because today’s Apple news is actually quite spicy, and in a very unexpected way only.
Apple has now officially confirmed that Google Gemini will power the next-generation Siri that is expected to arrive later this year. This is being a big moment, because for years Apple has been doing everything “in-house”, or at least trying to show that it is doing, no? But now they are openly leaning on Google’s AI muscle for Siri’s upcoming intelligence upgrade.
So what exactly is happening? As per the confirmation shared via a statement, Apple is saying Google’s technology is providing the most capable foundation for its next Siri wave. The larger idea is that Siri becomes far more capable in understanding personal context, what is on your screen, and performing deeper actions inside apps. Meaning, you can speak naturally, and Siri should understand your real intent, not just trigger a basic command like old times.
For many of us, Siri has been the friend who means well but forgets the point halfway. This is being the reason Apple’s “personalised Siri” promise has felt delayed and slightly frustrating. Now, with Gemini involved, Apple is basically saying, “Enough, let’s bring the heavy engine and finish the job.” Too good, if it delivers properly.
Why this matters to Apple fans, especially in India
One, Indian users are very practical, yaar. We spend serious money on iPhones, Macs, and AirPods, and we expect the premium experience to show up daily, not only during keynote time. If Siri becomes genuinely useful for day-to-day tasks, it impacts everything, from students organising class schedules, to working professionals juggling WhatsApp messages, Mail, reminders, and meetings. That “personal context” feature can be a real game-changer, assuming it respects privacy and works smoothly.
Two, this move is also a strong signal about Apple’s AI approach. Instead of pushing half-baked features, Apple is choosing a proven model to speed up Siri’s improvements. Some people will say, “Arrey, Apple is losing the AI race.” Others will say, “No yaar, Apple is being smart, using the best model while keeping the Apple experience controlled.” Both views are having some truth, what to do?
But what about privacy?
This is the main worry, no? Apple has repeatedly been positioning Apple Intelligence as privacy-first, with lots of processing on-device and via its Private Cloud Compute for heavier tasks. If Gemini is powering Siri, Apple will still want to keep the experience within Apple’s privacy promises. The details are still not fully clear to the public, but the direction is: better AI, with Apple-style guardrails.
What should you expect next?
If you are the type who updates iOS on Day 1, then keep an eye on the iOS 26.4 timeframe mentioned around March or April for when the next-gen Siri is expected to appear. And yes, for India, any big Siri upgrade also brings the hope that language handling, accents, and mixed English usage becomes more natural. Because our English is not American English, it is Indian English only, and Siri should understand that reality.
Overall, I am feeling this is being a bold, slightly humbling, but ultimately practical decision from Apple. If the execution is clean, Siri can finally become the assistant we were promised, and not the assistant we keep apologising for.
Now tell me, are you excited for Gemini-powered Siri, or are you feeling Apple should have built everything itself, no?