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OpenAI Adds iPhone and Android Messaging Support to ChatGPT Dot Agent
On October 28, OpenAI began rolling out a beta that allows users to access the ChatGPT Dot agent from a regular messaging app. The feature is being made available to ChatGPT Pro subscribers in the US through iMessage and RCS, a modern internet-based messaging system. Users can send the agent text, photos, and voice messages. Dot can also message the user when there is an important update related to a task.
To activate the feature, users need to open the Dot profile in the mobile or desktop app, or on the web, and select the “Texting” section. They then verify their phone number and save the contact number sent by the agent. iPhone users can use iMessage with the verified number. RCS messaging must be enabled on Android devices. Users can give the ChatGPT Dot agent a task, ask it to monitor a particular topic, or send it a photo or voice note. Based on information from ChatGPT conversations and connected channels, the agent chooses which channel to use to send an update. Users can also request that only urgent updates be sent by text. When the user’s approval is required, a link is sent so the request can be reviewed in the app.
OpenAI says that only the account holder can communicate with Dot and that the agent sends messages only to that person. Activating the feature does not provide access to other private messages. The company said it partnered with Linq for the messaging infrastructure and conducted security tests. Information stored in the agent’s memory is shared across text conversations with ChatGPT.
Messaging works only in one-on-one conversations; group chats are not supported. Phone calls and FaceTime are not included in this feature. However, users can still call the Dot agent from within ChatGPT as before. The beta is currently available only to ChatGPT Pro users in the US. ChatGPT Plus subscribers cannot use the feature, and a date for a broader rollout has not yet been announced. Until now, ChatGPT Dot worked only in ChatGPT’s mobile and desktop apps and on the web. The new feature makes it possible to communicate with the agent directly from the Messages app. This change could also make the agent accessible through Apple Watch, but that option has not yet been tested. In addition, new forms of voice interaction could emerge beyond the built-in calling feature.
To activate the feature, users need to open the Dot profile in the mobile or desktop app, or on the web, and select the “Texting” section. They then verify their phone number and save the contact number sent by the agent. iPhone users can use iMessage with the verified number. RCS messaging must be enabled on Android devices. Users can give the ChatGPT Dot agent a task, ask it to monitor a particular topic, or send it a photo or voice note. Based on information from ChatGPT conversations and connected channels, the agent chooses which channel to use to send an update. Users can also request that only urgent updates be sent by text. When the user’s approval is required, a link is sent so the request can be reviewed in the app. OpenAI says that only the account holder can communicate with Dot and that the agent sends messages only to that person. Activating the feature does not provide access to other private messages. The company said it partnered with Linq for the messaging infrastructure and conducted security tests. Information stored in the agent’s memory is shared across text conversations with ChatGPT. Messaging works only in one-on-one conversations; group chats are not supported. Phone calls and FaceTime are not included in this feature. However, users can still call the Dot agent from within ChatGPT as before. The beta is currently available only to ChatGPT Pro users in the US. ChatGPT Plus subscribers cannot use the feature, and a date for a broader rollout has not yet been announced. Until now, ChatGPT Dot worked only in ChatGPT’s mobile and desktop apps and on the web. The new feature makes it possible to communicate with the agent directly from the Messages app. This change could also make the agent accessible through Apple Watch, but that option has not yet been tested. In addition, new forms of voice interaction could emerge beyond the built-in calling feature.