OpenAI announced in December a new integration with WhatsApp, which lets users chat with ChatGPT right from the Meta-owned messaging app. Now the company is taking this integration further, as OpenAI is adding support for images and voice messages to ChatGPT on WhatsApp.
Using ChatGPT via WhatsApp
The news has been confirmed by OpenAI and is now available to users. In addition to text messages, you can now upload images to ask questions and even talk to ChatGPT using voice messages via WhatsApp. To talk to ChatGPT on WhatsApp, all you have to do is start a chat with the phone number 1-800-242-8478.
With this integration, OpenAI wants to make ChatGPT accessible to more people, even if they don’t have the app installed on their phone. Also in December, OpenAI launched a ChatGPT phone line for users in the US, so that people can call the chatbot when they don’t have an internet connection available. The number is the same as the one used for the WhatsApp integration.
OpenAI has been working on many new features for ChatGPT, the company’s AI chatbot. Last month, the platform gained a new feature called Tasks, which essentially turns the app into a to-do list with reminders. The feature is currently available in beta.
As for integration with WhatsApp, OpenAI notes that it’s not yet possible to link an OpenAI account with the messaging app. However, the company says that such integration will be available “soon” for Free, Plus, and Pro users.
The ChatGPT app is available for free on the iOS App Store. The Mac version must be downloaded from the OpenAI’s website. WhatsApp for iPhone is also available for free on the App Store.
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