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Title: Google now offers a standalone Gemini app on iPhone

Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 16:00:25 +0000
Link: https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/g...

Google now offers a dedicated Gemini AI app on iPhone. First spotted by
MacRumors, the free software is available to download in Australia, India,
the US and the UK following a soft launch in the Philippines earlier this
week.

Before today, iPhone users could access Gemini through the Google app, though
there were some notable limitations. For instance, the dedicated app includes
GoogleΓÇÖs Gemini Live feature, which allows users to interact with the AI
agent from their iPhoneΓÇÖs Dynamic Island and Lock Screen. As a result, you
donΓÇÖt need to have the app open on your phoneΓÇÖs screen to use Gemini. The
software is free to download ΓÇö though a Gemini Advanced subscription is
necessary to use every available feature. Gemini Advanced is included in
GoogleΓÇÖs One AI Premium plan, which starts at $19 per month.

The app is compatible with iPhones running iOS 16 and later, meaning people
with older devices such as the iPhone 8 and iPhone X can use the AI agent.
IΓÇÖll note here that the oldest iPhone that can run Apple Intelligence is
the iPhone 15 Pro. Of course, thatΓÇÖs not exactly a fair comparison; Apple
designed its suite of AI features to rely primarily on on-device processing,
and when a query requires more computational horsepower, it goes through the
companyΓÇÖs Private Cloud Compute framework.

Either way, itΓÇÖs not surprising to see Google bring a dedicated Gemini app
to iPhone. Ahead of WWDC 2024, Apple had reportedly been in talks with the
company to integrate the AI agent directly into its devices.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at
https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/g...
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