You can interact with ChatGPT through the OpenAI website on your computer, but what if you’re on a mobile device? If you own an iPhone, iPad, or Android device, OpenAI offers an official app. But for any mobile device, including an Apple Watch, there are other ways to access ChatGPT.Instead of simply opening the ChatGPT site in your mobile web browser, you can also add it to your phone’s home screen, turn it into a Siri Shortcut, and even use a third-party app. Here’s how to set up the popular AI chatbot on your mobile device.Use OpenAI’s ChatGPT Mobile AppOpenAI’s ChatGPT app can be downloaded from Apple’s App Store or Google’s Play Store. The app works similarly to the website in that you enter queries and receive a response in return. It also uses voice recognition to let you speak requests out loud and provides a chat history so you can return to a previous conversation.After launching the app the first time, you’ll be prompted to sign in with your OpenAI account. If you don’t have one, tap the Sign up button to create a free account. At the chat screen, enter your query in the Message field by typing it. You can also tap the microphone icon and then speak a request. When finished, tap the button to stop the recording, and your spoken words appear in the Message field. Tap the up arrow to submit your prompt and see the response.
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Though the response appears on the screen, you can also listen to it read aloud. Press down on the response and select Read Aloud from the menu. As the text is spoken aloud, use the top toolbar to pause, restart, skip ahead, skip back, and stop the narration.Don’t like how ChatGPT sounds? You can change the voice for the narration. Swipe the screen to the right and tap your name at the bottom. In the Voice Mode section of the Settings screen, tap Voice. You can tap each voice to hear how it sounds, then select Confirm when you find the voice you like best.
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To manage the current conversation in the iOS app, tap ChatGPT at the top. From the menu, you can share, rename, archive, or delete your chat. Return to the main screen and tap the two-lined icon at the top. Here, you’re able to access a history of your chats across all devices. Tap your name at the bottom to review app settings.
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To manage the current conversation on an Android device, tap the three-dot icon in the upper right. Here, you’re able to share, rename, archive, or delete the chat. To access a history of past chats, tap the icon in the upper left or swipe the screen to the right. Tap your name at the bottom of the left sidebar to adjust various settings.
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Add the Website to Your Home ScreenYou can also turn the ChatGPT website into an app that sits on the home screen. First, head to the ChatGPT website and log in or sign up for an account. iPhone and iPad users should tap the Share icon and select Add to Home Screen. Type a name for the icon and tap Add to make the icon appear on your home screen.
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On an Android device, tap the three-dot icon in the upper right. Select Add to Home screen from the menu and tap Install. The ChatGPT site icon is then added as an app to the home screen.
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On either type of device, tap the icon to access ChatGPT as you would from a web browser. You can then enter queries to the AI chatbot and get responses.For Apple Devices: Set Up a ChatGPT Siri ShortcutAnother option for accessing ChatGPT on an iPhone or iPad is through the Shortcuts app or Siri. You can use the app to create a custom shortcut, but there are pre-built ones available online, including SiriGPT, ChatGPT Siri, and Siri Pro. We’ll use SiriGPT as an example here.Before adding one of these shortcuts, you’ll need to download special API keys from OpenAI. Open the ChatGPT API key page and sign in with your ChatGPT account. Click Create new secret key, name the key, then tap Create secret key. Copy the code that appears (you can also save it to Notes for safe keeping).
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Open the SiriGPT shortcut page on your device and tap Add Shortcut. In the Shortcuts app, find the SiriGPT shortcut and tap its three-dot icon. In the Text field, delete the words ADD API KEY HERE and paste the API key that you previously copied. Tap Done, then choose SiriGPT shortcut and allow access for Speech Recognition and api.openai.com to make the shortcut ready to use.
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You can now use the shortcut by tapping the SiriGPT entry in the app. A window pops up allowing you to speak your query, which will then be answered by ChatGPT. The response will show up on the screen and be spoken by Siri. Tap Done to close the query. Tap Ask Again to ask another question or tap Done to exit the shortcut.
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Try ChatGPT Through These Mobile AppsBeyond the official ChatGPT apps from OpenAI, a number of developers have cooked up their own third-party apps powered by one of OpenAI’s GPT models. Be wary of unscrupulous developers pumping out malware-laden ChatGPT apps to capitalize on its popularity, but there are several worth checking out.AI Chat: Designed for iOS/iPadOS and powered by GPT-4, AI Chat allows you to type or speak requests. The app comes in two flavors. A free version limits the number of chats and length of the responses. For $6.99 per week or $69.99 per year, a Plus version offers access to GPT-4o, image generation, and unlimited chats.
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Chatster: Chatster is an iOS/iPadOS app that sells for $9.99 per week or $69.99 per year following a free three-day trial. Based on your requests, the app can generate images as well as text and can analyze words in an image that you upload. You can share the responses with other people and add the app as a Siri shortcut.
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Genie: Designed for iOS and Android, Genie is powered by GPT-4. You can use the app for free or subscribe for $6.99 per week or $69.99 a year to get an unlimited number of questions, a high word limit, and a more advanced ChatGPT model. Type your question in the text field, and Genie responds with an answer displayed on the screen and spoken aloud. You can then regenerate or copy the response and share it with another app or another person.
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AI Chatbot Nova: Available for iOS and Android, AI Chatbot Nova is adept at answering a variety of questions as well as generating different types of content. The basic version of Nova is free and quite capable, though it restricts you to only three chats per day. For $4.99 per week or $59.99 per year, the app kicks in unlimited chat messages, more detailed answers, instant responses, a chat history, image-to-text OCR, and access to GPT-4o.
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ChatOn: Powered by GPT-4o and Anthropic’s Claude and Stable Diffusion API, the ChatOn app (iOS and Android) has a free version with limited chats and responses and a $40-per-year flavor that offers unlimited chats and the ability to generate images, summarize PDFs and URLs, analyze photos, and even conduct web searches. You can ask questions or choose one of the suggested topics. The premium version also lets you set up an AI-powered keyboard to help write and revise content.
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Try ChatGPT Through These Apple Watch AppsApple Watch owners also have the ability to use AI-powered apps on their smartwatch. Here are two apps worth checking out:Ask AI: With a price tag of $3.98, Ask AI invites you to pose requests by speaking to your watch or typing through an iPhone. The app displays its response on the watch screen. Swipe down to the bottom to tell it to speak the answer, share the response with someone else, or ask another question.
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Petey: With a basic version freely available and a premium flavor that costs $6.99, Petey prompts you to submit queries through your phone or by voice. The app then displays and speaks the answer. Swipe down to the bottom of the response and you’re able to share it, listen to it spoken again, and send a reply.
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