Comment on Google confirms it’s close to getting Gemini support on iPhones

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• tal@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  I’m confused.

  First, from the article, my understanding is that Google is talking about providing support for their LLM model on Apple’s iOS phones. This would mean that iOS users have the ability to use Google’s LLM model, Gemini, instead of just ChatGPT being available.

  The Pixel is an Android phone sold by Google. I assume that if you have a Pixel phone, you already have the ability to use Gemini.

  Second, I don’t see why someone would take issue. I mean, I can see not wanting to use the thing. I don’t use Google’s off-device speech recognition, because I don’t want to send snippits of my voice to Google. I don’t use their LLM functionality. I think that there are all sorts of apps, like location-sharing things, that it is a bad idea to install. But it’s not like Google providing support on the platform would force you to use the thing.

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  • LostWon@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    They don’t want Gemini, so they stated probably the best way to avoid having Gemini. It’s a privacy-minded comment. Despite being Google’s own phone, Pixels may be the only phones you can unlock to flash with a different ROM (GrapheneOS) and then be able to lock again after for security.

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    • Lyra_Lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Definitely not the only ones, but definitely some of the best third party ROMs are specifically for Pixel. Ironic, the best phone to deGoogle is a Google phone

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