Side Search

Quickly launch your preferred AI assistant or search engine as a voice assistant from the Side Button or Action Button.

Launch from Side Button

On iPhone in Japan, you can assign Side Search to the Side Button. You can start your favorite assistant by pressing and holding the Side Button.

Assistants

--- URL Based Assistant

You can turn various AI assistants and search engines into assistants by setting a custom URL.

--- Apple Foundation Models

You can converse with privacy-focused models on devices that support Apple Intelligence.

--- Google Gemini API

You can converse with Gemini and ask it to perform web searches using your own API Key.

--- Side Bridge

For advanced users, you can use any assistant by creating an endpoint called Side Bridge.