How to use chatGPT on your iPhone

For the reason that launch of iOS 18.2 on December 11, ChatGPT integration has been an integral a part of Apple Intelligence. Supplied you personal a current iPhone, iPad or Mac, you possibly can entry OpenAI’s chatbot immediately out of your machine, without having to undergo the ChatGPT app or internet shopper.

ChatGPT is a generative AI chatbot created by OpenAI and powered by a big language machine-learning mannequin. Along with the potential to work together with folks utilizing pure language, ChatGPT can search the net, remedy advanced math and coding issues, in addition to generate textual content, photos and audio. As of the writing of this text, the present model of ChatGPT relies on OpenAI’s GPT-4o and 4o mini fashions.

In June 2024, Apple introduced it was partnering with OpenAI to combine ChatGPT into Apple Intelligence. Whereas a few of ChatGPT’s signature options can be found immediately inside iOS, iPadOS and macOS, many, similar to Superior Voice Mode, can solely be accessed by way of the ChatGPT app or the OpenAI web site.

A screenshot of iOS 18.2's Writing Tools menu.

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On iPhone, ChatGPT is primarily out there by way of three surfaces. First, Siri can flip to ChatGPT to reply your questions. In situations the place Apple’s digital assistant determines ChatGPT will help it help you higher, it’s going to ask you on your permission to share your request with OpenAI. You can even use ChatGPT to establish locations and objects by way of the iPhone 16’s Camera Control menu.

Lastly, you will get ChatGPT’s assist when utilizing Apple’s new “Writing Instruments.” Basically, anytime you’re typing with the iPhone’s built-in keyboard, together with in first-party apps like Notes, Mail and Messages, ChatGPT will help you compose textual content. Discovering this function could be a bit difficult, so this is how one can entry it:

  1. Lengthy press on a piece of textual content to deliver up iOS 18’s textual content choice software.

  2. Faucet Writing Instruments. Chances are you’ll must faucet the arrow icon for the choice to seem.

  3. Choose Compose.

  4. Faucet Compose with ChatGPT, and write a immediate describing what you would like ChatGPT to put in writing for you.

No, an OpenAI account is just not required to make use of ChatGPT on iPhone. Nevertheless, in case you have a paid subscription, you should use ChatGPT options in your machine extra usually. Signing into your account can even save any requests to your ChatGPT historical past.

In case your iPhone hasn’t prompted you to allow ChatGPT already, you possibly can manually activate the extension by following these steps:

  1. Go to Settings.

  2. Faucet Apple Intelligence & Siri.

  3. Faucet ChatGPT, then choose Set Up.

  4. Faucet both Allow ChatGPT or Use ChatGPT with an Account. Choose the latter in case you have an OpenAI account.

An iPhone with Apple Intelligence is required to make use of ChatGPT. As of the writing of this text, Apple Intelligence is out there on the next units:

  • iPhone 16

  • iPhone 16 Plus

  • iPhone 16 Professional

  • iPhone 16 Professional Max

  • iPhone 15 Professional

  • iPhone 15 Professional Max

  • iPad mini with A17 Professional

  • iPad Air with M1 and later

  • iPad Professional with M1 and later

  • MacBook Air with M1 and later

  • MacBook Professional with M1 and later

  • iMac with M1 and later

  • Mac mini with M1 and later

  • Mac Studio with M1 Max and later

  • Mac Professional with M2 Extremely

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