Google brings Gemini widgets to iPhone as it looks to seize on Siri’s weaknesses

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March 3, 2025, 5:38 PM

• •Google’s Gemini app for iOS and iPadOS now includes a handful of lockscreen widgets that make it easier (and faster) to access the AI assistant’s various features.
• •The company seems to be making a very intentional effort to lure iPhone and iPad users away from Siri — or at least get people using Gemini instead of OpenAI’s ChatGPT whenever they want to interact with a large language model.
• •Google has also recently been advertising Gemini on Apple-centric tech podcasts.

Google's Gemini app for iOS and iPadOS now includes a handful of lockscreen widgets that make it easier (and faster) to access the AI assistant's various features. The company seems to be making a very intentional effort to lure iPhone and iPad users away from Siri — or at least get people using Gemini instead of OpenAI's ChatGPT whenever they want to interact with a large language model.

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