Greta CrossUSA TODAY
Updated Aug. 21, 2026, 12:25 p.m. ET
ChatGPT can now read and send iMessages.
On Aug. 20, <a href="https://aitoday7.com/i-worked-at-openai-here-are-the-guardrails-we-need-now/” title=”I worked at OpenAI. Here are the guardrails we need now”>OpenAI announced an update that lets ChatGPT search, read, and send iMessages on Mac computers. The new feature is a ChatGPT plugin, an add-on tool from a third-party service.
In an X post promoting the update, ChatGPT said users can ask the chatbot to check their calendar and reply to a contact with times they are free for dinner plans, suggest follow-up responses to unread texts, detect spam and find birthdays from mentions in texts, allowing you to add them to a calendar.
Here’s what we know about ChatGPT’s new iMessage capabilities.
Can ChatGPT read and send texts on iPhone?
No, ChatGPT cannot read and send iMessages on iPhone. The latest update is only accessible on Mac.
How to install iMessages on ChatGPT
Users must install the Apple Messages plugin on ChatGPT to take advantage of the update. Per the ChatGPT website, here’s how to install:
- Open the ChatGPT desktop application.
- Open Plugins.
- Find the Apple Messages plugin and install it.
- Start a new Codex or ChatGPT Work chat.
- Ask ChatGPT to find, summarize, draft or send an iMessage.
- Approve requested macOS permissions to allow ChatGPT access to iMessage.
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