Apple is planning an "Extensions" feature for iOS 27 that lets users choose a preferred third-party AI — including Google Gemini and Anthropic Claude — to power Siri, Writing Tools, and Image Playground, marking the company's most open AI ecosystem move yet.
Control Ultimate Edition is live on iPhone and iPad for $4.99. Remedy's App Store listing adds touch controls, controller support, MetalFX, and hardware ray tracing on qualifying devices.
Google said on March 27, 2026 that Google Translate's Live translate with headphones is now on iOS and expanding to more countries for both Android and iOS users. Google's official product pages say the feature supports 70+ languages, works with any pair of headphones, and builds on Gemini speech-to-speech translation designed to preserve tone, emphasis, and cadence.
In an April 2, 2026 post on X, OpenAI said ChatGPT is now available in CarPlay. The rollout targets iPhone users on iOS 26.4+ in markets where CarPlay is supported, extending ChatGPT voice mode into the in-car interface.
Apple released the first iOS 26.4 developer beta on February 17 without the expected Google Gemini-powered Siri improvements, citing response latency and query processing issues during internal testing.