Yes, Google used an iPhone (not a Pixel) to demo Gemini Spark at Google I/O — but that actually makes perfect…
- Google demonstrated Gemini Spark on an iPhone 17 Pro during Google I/O 2026
- Macs were also used during the keynote
- This probably wasn't an accident though, as Apple users make up a high percentage of potential customers for Google
If you tuned in to the Google I/O keynote yesterday, you might have noticed that, during a demo of Gemini Spark, an iPhone 17 Pro was used rather than a Google Pixel or any other Android phone. That might seem odd, but this almost certainly wasn’t an accident or an oversight.
After all, Gemini Spark and other Google software is available on iPhones — and Macs, which were also spotted during the presentation — and iPhone users make up a huge number of potential customers for Google.
According to DemandSage, there are around 1.56 billion iPhone users in the world, and in Google's home market of the US, the...
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