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ChatGPT update adds Apple Messages integration on Mac
Well, this seems interesting. ChatGPT’s latest update adds a new Mac integration: the ability to work with conversations from Apple’s Messages app. The feature works with iMessage, SMS, and RCS.
The new Apple Messages plugin lets ChatGPT read and search chats on a Mac, and prepare and send messages. OpenAI says it is available across all plans in the ChatGPT desktop app for macOS, with support in both ChatGPT Work and Codex.
That access raises privacy and control questions, so OpenAI stresses that sending remains gated by user approval under the default settings. Users should take care before granting persistent approval. OpenAI’s plugin guide details the risks, how to revoke access, and a known issue involving tasks that disable approval prompts.
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Use the Apple Messages plugin to read and search Messages chats on your Mac and prepare or send messages. It’s available on all plans in the ChatGPT desktop app for macOS. You can use the plugin in ChatGPT Work and Codex. By default, ChatGPT sends messages only after you approve the message and its recipients. See the plugin guide for persistent-approval risks, revocation steps, and the known issue with tasks that disable approval prompts.
Separately, OpenAI details how the Messages feature works on its dedicated plugin site:
The Apple Messages plugin is available on all plans in the ChatGPT desktop app for macOS. In Codex and ChatGPT Work, it can read and search iMessage, SMS, and RCS chats on your Mac and send messages on your behalf through the Messages app. It doesn’t let you interact with ChatGPT remotely through Messages, and it doesn’t work in regular ChatGPT chats.
For now, the feature only works with ChatGPT on Apple silicon Macs and not Intel machines.
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While the Messages plugin is the standout addition for Apple users, the release includes several other improvements. For example, pinned chats now stay in sync across the ChatGPT desktop app and iOS, so users can keep important conversations accessible between a Mac and iPhone.