One of its promises for the smarter Siri we’ll supposedly get in iOS 18 is that it will be able to take action in apps for you. By updating its app intents framework, Apple has created a way for developers to expose “order food”-type functions to Siri.

Newly uncovered code suggests that the next major release of Android will finally let Google’s Gemini AI perform functions within apps, rather than just

Even back when Gemini was simply called Bard, we had the notion that Google Assistant was on life support. Now that Google has massaged Gemini into Android’s very core, we know that it will sunset Assistant sooner or later. Well, Android 16 might make Gemini much more of an assistant than Google Assistant.

Compared with the hurdles to try out the Apple Intelligence beta on your iPhone, Google's Gemini app is quickly bringing AI to everyone.

Android 16 might introduce a new API allowing Gemini to control apps directly, such as booking flights or ordering food. Recent developer docs in Android 16 DP1 suggest a new method of app functions integrated into system features.