Apple backs Google, plans iPhone AI

Apple moved on two AI fronts on Tuesday, with one report saying it had sided with Google in a European regulatory dispute and another saying it was preparing new AI features for the iPhone and iPad. Infobae reported that Apple backed Google as the company pushed back on European Commission demands to open Android to rival AI providers. The Verge, citing Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, reported that Apple is also working on Grammarly-style writing assistance and a rebuilt Siri for upcoming software updates. Apple has not publicly announced either move, but both reports land less than three weeks before WWDC26 begins on June 8. ### Why is Apple showing up in a fight over Android? Infobae reported on May 19 that Apple supported Google in its dispute with the European Union over proposed restrictions affecting AI on Android devices. The report followed an April 27 Infobae item, based on an EFE dispatch from Brussels, saying the European Commission had asked Google to make changes to Android so competing AI providers could offer services on mobile devices. (infobae.com) The European Commission’s April request, as described by Infobae, was aimed at opening Android to alternative AI suppliers. That puts the dispute in the broader context of European efforts to limit gatekeeper control over mobile platforms and digital services. Google has separately said it intends to support compliance with the EU AI Act and has described the law as a risk-based framework governing AI systems used in the bloc. (infobae.com) ### What does Apple already have in device AI? Apple already markets Apple Intelligence as a built-in system for iPhone, iPad, Mac and other devices, with features including Writing Tools and Siri integration. Apple’s developer documentation says those tools are designed to help users create content and interact with system features, and that many apps receive Apple Intelligence capabilities through system frameworks. (infobae.com) Apple’s existing public materials matter because the reported new features are not starting from zero. The company already offers writing and assistant functions under the Apple Intelligence brand, and any expansion would build on software and privacy claims Apple has been making in its own product pages and developer materials. ### What new iPhone features are being reported? (apple.com) The Verge reported in its May archive, citing Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, that Apple plans to add Grammarly-like grammar checking and suggestions into its software and is also preparing a reworked version of Siri. The report tied those features to Apple’s coming software cycle rather than new hardware. Bloomberg’s reporting, as summarized by The Verge, points to a more practical layer of AI on Apple devices: editing, suggestions and assistant improvements embedded in everyday apps. (apple.com) Apple has not confirmed those specific additions in the sources reviewed here. ### How do the regulatory and product stories connect? Google and Apple have been linked before in AI-related mobile discussions. (theverge.com) Infobae reported in January that cooperation between the two companies strengthened Google’s position in mobile AI and accelerated Gemini integration in devices, describing it as a challenge to OpenAI’s standing. The current sequence puts Apple in two places at once: alongside Google in a dispute over how much control a platform owner must cede in Europe, and inside its own ecosystem preparing more built-in AI tools. Those are separate developments, but they both center on who controls the AI layer on phones and tablets. (infobae.com) ### When will Apple have to show its hand? WWDC26 will run from June 8 to June 12, according to Apple’s developer site and news page. Apple says the event will reveal its latest tools, frameworks and features for developers. June 8 is the next clear date for confirmation. If Apple plans to expand Writing Tools, update Siri or make broader Apple Intelligence changes for iPhone and iPad, WWDC26 is the company’s scheduled venue for announcing them. (infobae.com) (developer.apple.com)