iPhone’s new Gemini experience puts Google’s own Pixel phone to shame

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Google has dominated smartphone AI for years, with Assistant and Gemini having pulled well ahead of Siri. Well, Apple just upended this narrative with the introduction of Siri AI in iOS 27.The new assistant uses Gemini as a teacher, but has customizations that make it do things Android users have wanted for years

That previous lead in digital assistant prowess had seemed insurmountable in recent months: Android 17’s Gemini Intelligence promises a whole new era of agent-driven phones. Meanwhile, Apple was struggling to deliver AI features it teased in 2024. However, when the new Siri AI launches this fall, it could easily be the ideal version of Gemini that Google won’t even give to Pixel fans.

Siri AI has some Google Assistant features you lost

It can handle everyday tasks without getting too clever

Ask long-time Android fans about the switch from Google Assistant to Gemini, and they’ll likely mention a common functionality that went by the wayside, such as remembering where you parked. While Google has rolled some of that functionality back in, Gemini still stumbles over basic device tasks like timers and media playback, even after you’ve made a few tweaks.

Siri AI doesn’t have that baggage. It’s still easy to handle the simple requests you make every day, without the abrupt loss of features that Pixel users faced when Gemini came into play. Moreover, it’s friendly and conversational while getting to the point: unlike Gemini, it doesn’t become overly chatty. You can even change the pace and expressiveness of Siri’s voices.

No, Apple doesn’t have a powerful AI agent that can accomplish complex, multistep tasks with a single command….

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