iOS 27 will let you choose between Gemini, Claude, and more for AI features: report

Source: 9to5Mac

iOS 27 will give users a new way to integrate with third‑party AI platforms, according to a new report. This will let iPhone users choose from multiple third‑party models from companies like Google and Anthropic, including the ability to set custom voices in Siri depending on which external model is responding.

iOS 27 integration with AI apps

According to Bloomberg, Apple is referring to this new capability as “Extensions” as part of iOS 27. In test versions of iOS 27, Apple explains that Extensions “allow you to access generative AI capabilities from installed apps on demand, through Apple Intelligence features such as Siri, Writing Tools, Image Playground and more.”

Apple Inc. will let users choose from a range of outside artificial‑intelligence services to power features across its software, building on a strategy to turn its devices into a comprehensive AI platform.

• Users will be able to select from multiple third‑party AI models for tasks like generating and editing text and images.
• The change is slated for iOS 27, iPadOS 27 and macOS 27 this fall.
• AI models that enable support through their App Store apps can be added to the Extensions system (e.g., Google’s Gemini and Anthropic’s Claude).
• Those models could power features like Siri, Writing Tools, and more.

This is in addition to Apple’s deal with Google to use Gemini to power native Siri and Apple Intelligence features. The report also follows a Bloomberg report from March, which explained how the Extensions system will work with Siri itself. What’s new now is how the system will work with broader Apple Intelligence features beyond the voice assistant.

Apple added ChatGPT integration as part of iOS 18, using it as a fallback for world‑knowledge queries in Siri. ChatGPT is also accessible via things like Image Playground.

Custom Siri voices for external models

iOS 27 will let users choose different voices for each AI model:

• Queries handled by Apple’s own system could use one voice.
• Responses from third‑party models — such as Anthropic’s Claude — could use another.

iOS 27 will be introduced at WWDC, which kicks off on June 8 (announcement).