Use ChatGPT with Apple Intelligence on iPhone
If you choose to allow Apple Intelligence to work with ChatGPT from OpenAI,* you can do the following:
Get more answers from Siri: Siri can tap into ChatGPT to provide more in-depth answers for certain requests—for example, insights about photos and documents.
Compose text in Writing Tools: Writing Tools can use ChatGPT to create text or images from just a description.
Use new styles in Image Playground: Image Playground uses ChatGPT to give you an expanded range of visual styles for image creation.
Use ChatGPT with visual intelligence: Use visual intelligence with Camera Control to quickly learn more about the places and objects around you.
Use a model in Shortcuts: Shortcuts can use ChatGPT to handle even more complex requests.
Connect your ChatGPT account: You don’t need a ChatGPT account, but if you have one—free or paid—you can connect to your account. With a ChatGPT paid account, your iPhone can use advanced ChatGPT capabilities more often.
Note: Apple Intelligence is not available on all iPhone models or in all languages or regions.** To access the most recent available features, make sure you’re using the latest version of iOS and have Apple Intelligence turned on. The ChatGPT extension is available only in regions where the ChatGPT app and service are available. Refer to OpenAI for ChatGPT availability.
Set up ChatGPT
If the ChatGPT extension is off, you can set it up in Settings.
Note: You must be at least 13 years old or the minimum age required in your country to consent to use ChatGPT. For more information, see OpenAI Terms of Use.
Go to the Settings app
on your iPhone.Tap Apple Intelligence & Siri.
Below Extensions, tap ChatGPT, then tap Set Up.
Do one of the following:
Use ChatGPT without an account: Tap Enable ChatGPT.
Note: If you want your requests saved to your ChatGPT chat history, you must be signed in to a ChatGPT account.
Use ChatGPT with an existing account: Tap Use ChatGPT with an Account, then follow the onscreen instructions.
If you later decide to use ChatGPT with an account, go to Settings > Apple Intelligence & Siri, tap ChatGPT, then tap Sign In.
Compose text with Writing Tools
After you set up the ChatGPT extension, you can compose text with Writing Tools.
While typing, tap the text field, then tap
.Swipe up, then tap Compose.
Describe what you want ChatGPT to write—for example, “A bedtime story about a girl who visits a magical world where she befriends a caterpillar on its journey to becoming a butterfly”— choose Include All Text or Selected Text, then tap
.If you’re asked for more details, tap a field, enter a response, then tap
—or tap Ignore to continue without adding details.After viewing the text, do any of the following:
Rewrite text: Tap Rewrite.
Incorporate suggestions by ChatGPT: Tap an option, then tap
.Revert to the unedited version of your text: Tap
.
When you’re finished, tap
.
Use visual intelligence to ask ChatGPT for information
After you set up the ChatGPT extension, you can use visual intelligence to ask ChatGPT for information about things around you.
Click and hold the Camera Control (on supported models), or use an alternate option.
Point your iPhone camera at an object in front of you.
Tap
to ask ChatGPT about the object.After you tap
, you can type or dictate a follow-up question in the text field at the bottom of the screen.Tap
to close the ChatGPT results, then swipe up from the bottom of the screen to close visual intelligence.
Use Siri to get answers from ChatGPT
After you set up the ChatGPT extension, Siri can tap into ChatGPT when it might be helpful to get the information you’re looking for.
Activate Siri, then, in a supported language, say or type something like:
“Hey Siri, ask ChatGPT to compose a haiku about dragons.”
“What should I get my uncle for his 70th birthday? He loves to fish.”
“Hey Siri, ask ChatGPT for some ideas of how to spend a free afternoon in Malibu if I don’t feel like hitting the beach.”
“Hey Siri, compose a limerick about a tiger named Terry.”
“What kind of recipes can I make with this?” with a photo of fruit open in the Photos app.
“Hey Siri, ask ChatGPT to summarize this document for me,” with a document—like a PDF of a home inspection report—open in the Files app.
If Siri determines that ChatGPT would be helpful, it asks if you want to use ChatGPT to fulfill the request. You’re always asked to confirm before any photos or files are sent to ChatGPT.
Tip: If you want to have Siri send a request without confirming, you can start your question with “Ask ChatGPT.” You can also turn off Siri confirmations in Settings. See Send requests to ChatGPT without confirming.
Send requests to ChatGPT without confirming
You control when ChatGPT is used and are asked before any of your information is shared. You can choose to let Siri send requests to ChatGPT automatically without asking.
Go to the Settings app
on your iPhone.Tap Apple Intelligence & Siri.
Below Extensions, tap ChatGPT.
Turn off Confirm ChatGPT Requests.
You’re always asked before any photos or files are sent to ChatGPT.
Turn off ChatGPT
Go to the Settings app
on your iPhone.Tap Apple Intelligence & Siri.
Tap ChatGPT, then turn off Use ChatGPT.
If you want to prevent Siri from suggesting ChatGPT when you make a request, turn off ChatGPT, then turn off Setup Prompts.
You can block access to the ChatGPT extension in Screen Time settings. See Block access to Intelligence Extensions.
ChatGPT and privacy
When using the ChatGPT extension, you choose what content to send to ChatGPT. Your request and attachments, as well as limited data associated with the request, such as current time zone, country, device type, language, and feature being used when making the request, are sent to ChatGPT to answer your request and enable ChatGPT to provide you accurate and relevant results. Your IP address is obscured from ChatGPT, but your general location is provided for purposes such as enabling ChatGPT to prevent fraud and comply with applicable law.
If you access the ChatGPT extension without an account, only the information described above will be sent to ChatGPT. OpenAl does not receive any information tied to your Apple Account. OpenAl must process your data solely for the purpose of fulfilling your request, and not store your request or any responses it provides unless required under applicable laws. OpenAl also must not use your request to improve or train its models.
When you are signed in to a ChatGPT account, your ChatGPT account settings and OpenAI’s data privacy policies apply.
For more information, see ChatGPT Extension & Privacy.