India, Jan. 13 -- Google has issued a formal reassurance to iPhone users after announcing a major artificial intelligence partnership with Apple. In a rare joint statement, the two companies confirmed that despite Google's Gemini models being used to enhance Siri, Apple Intelligence will continue to operate within Apple's own systems, maintaining the company's existing privacy framework.

The statement was published on Google's official blog under the heading "Joint Statement" and directly addressed concerns around user data. Google said that Apple Intelligence would continue to run on Apple devices and through Apple's Private Cloud Compute infrastructure, rather than shifting user data to Google-operated systems. According to the compani...