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Apple adds new popup for AI features that send data to Google Cloud
9to5Mac • • technology
Key Points:
- Apple has started using Google Cloud servers to power some new and upcoming AI features in iOS 26 and iOS 27, prompting a permission popup to notify users when their data is sent to Google Cloud.
- Previously, Apple’s Private Cloud Compute (PCC) ran exclusively on Apple’s own servers, praised for its strong security in cloud-based AI; this marks a shift as PCC now extends support to Google Cloud.
- Apple states that PCC on Google Cloud maintains similar architectural security measures as on Apple silicon, including isolated processes, short-lived inference software, and secure key management within confidential virtual machines.
- The permission prompt appears in apps like iWork on iOS 26 and Freeform on iOS 27, indicating that Apple is integrating Google Cloud technology across multiple AI features.
- This development highlights Apple's collaboration with Google to enhance AI capabilities while attempting to uphold privacy and security standards, with user consent explicitly requested via the new popup.
