Google reportedly developing Apple Messages access for Gemini desktop app

Google is working on a feature that would let its Gemini desktop application access Apple Messages, a development that could reshape how AI assistants interact with one of the most widely used messaging platforms on the planet. If shipped, the feature would put Gemini in direct competition with OpenAI’s ChatGPT, which beat Google to the punch by adding Apple Messages integration to its own macOS app back on August 20, 2026. That plugin lets ChatGPT users read, search, draft, and send messages through Apple’s messaging infrastructure, covering iMessage, SMS, and RCS. The desktop AI race is heating up Google launched its native Gemini desktop app for macOS on April 15, 2026, requiring macOS 15 or later. The Windows version followed on September 10, 2026. Both apps have centered on productivity features: keyboard shortcuts, contextual screen sharing, and the kind of workflow tools that make sense for a Google product trying to embed itself into your workday. What they haven’t included, at least not yet, is any integration with Apple’s messaging services. Google and Apple: partners and rivals simultaneously On January 12, 2026, the two companies announced a partnership to integrate Goo...