Apple Intelligencerecently launched, and people have started testing Apple’s new AI features oncompatible iPhone, iPad, and Macdevices. But not all of the features users are looking for are there yet, includingChatGPT integration.
With theiOS 182.2 beta, iPhone users can start testing the next wave of Apple Intelligence features, including ChatGPT integration, Image Playground, and Genmoji. You can even enable ChatGPT Plus on your iPhone to access even more AI features, but you’ll have to pay a subscription fee.
While iOS 18.2 beta is available on all iPhone models capable of running iOS 18, Apple Intelligence features are still limited to the iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, and the iPhone 16 lineup.
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How does ChatGPT Plus on iPhone work?
You can upgrade in the settings menu, but it’ll cost you $20 a month
The key addition in iOS 18.2 is without a doubt ChatGPT integration. When it launches in December, the feature will beavailable on compatible iPhones, iPads and Macs. Open AI’s assistant can sub in for Siri to help answer advanced user inquiries, and ChatGPT will also work alongside Apple’s existing AI writing tools that launched with iOS 18.1 in October. By default, Siri will always ask you if it’s okay to process a request through ChatGPT, but you can turn that off in settings, so Siri uses ChatGPT automatically for you if needed.
With the new update, you’ll find a new setting that lets you “Upgrade to ChatGPT Plus.” ChatGPT integration on iPhone is free and doesn’t require having an OpenAI account. But logging into your OpenAI account can give you additional features, such as paying to upgrade to ChatGPT Plus if you so choose. The free option does have some limitations, such as a daily limit on ChatGPT’s advanced capabilities, which you’re able to track under Settings > Apple Intelligence & Siri > ChatGPT.
ChatGPT Plus costs $20 a month and, according toChatGPT’s site, it gives you access to additional features such as:
To upgrade to ChatGPT Plus on your iPhone, navigate to Settings > Apple Intelligence & Siri > ChatGPT. OpenAI’s site has more information onChatGPT’s Free and Plus features.
When Apple announced it was working with OpenAI to integrate ChatGPT on the iPhone, initial reports indicated that no money was involved with the deal. However, according to9to5Mac, with iOS 18.2, Apple and OpenAI have agreed to share revenue related to users that upgrade to a paid ChatGPT Plus account through their iPhone.
It will be interesting to see how users take advantage of ChatGPT integration on compatible iPhones when iOS 18.2 officially launches to the public in December.
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