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Google has released a standalone iPhone app for its Gemini AI assistant.

This means you can access Gemini directly from its own app on iOS, offering an alternative to Apple Intelligence while you wait for it to launch properly.

Apple announced its concept of artificial intelligence back in June in the form of Apple Intelligencewhich competes with Google’s Gemini and Samsung’s Galaxy AI.

Both Gemini and Galaxy AI are already doing their thing on the latest devices, with Pixel 9 Pro focus on Gemini Live when it was launched, and Samsung’s Galaxy S24 series and its latest foldable phones also offer AI smarts.

But iPhone users are still waiting for the full-fledged version of Apple Intelligence, with only a few features launched in the US so far, so if you don’t want to wait any longer, there’s now a standalone Google Gemini app for iPhone with an interface that matches Android’s offerings.

The Gemini app is now available to download from the App Store, instead of being part of the Google Search app. It’s billed as a study guide and image generator, but it also brings Gemini Live to the iPhone.

For example, Gemini Live lets you brainstorm ideas, as well as ask for complex topics to be simplified. The Gemini app also lets you connect to other Google apps, such as Search, YouTube, Google Maps, and Gmail.

It’s worth noting that Gemini will be able to help with a range of tasks like checking the weather, getting directions or summarizing information, but it can’t support device actions on the iPhone. This means that, unlike Siri on the iPhone, you won’t be able to ask Gemini to set an alarm or send a text message on iOS, for example.

Apple Intelligence is currently in its infancy on the iPhone with some features such as writing tools and priority notifications launched in the US in October with iOS 18.1. However, if you are in the UK, you must have your device set to US English.

The next features, which include Image Playground and Genmoji are expected to arrive with iOS 18.2 and which will arrive in December, along with localized British English. When it does, you no longer need to have your iPhone in US English to access Apple Intelligence when it happens.

If you can’t wait though, the Gemini app is available to download now so you can try it out and see what you think of Google’s alternative.