A look inside OpenAI’s new ChatGPT iPhone app
OpenAI has released the first official ChatGPT app for iOS users.
The iPhone app allows ChatGPT users to log into their accounts, access their chat history and converse in an ad-free environment.
The app helps all users with instant answers, personalized advice, inspiration, professional tasks and educational opportunities using GPT-3.5.
ChatGPT Plus users can switch between GPT-3.5 and GPT-4 in the app and have initial access to new feature versions.
GPT-3.5 offers fewer restrictions than GPT-4, which allows a maximum of 25 messages every three hours. GPT-4 promises higher quality output for personal and professional tasks, while GPT-3.5 offers faster and almost unlimited answers.
ChatGPT app vs website version
What are the main differences between the ChatGPT app and using ChatGPT in a web browser?
Text and voice input
The ChatGPT iPhone app accepts text and voice input using Whisper, OpenAI’s open-source speech recognition engine, trained on 680,000 hours of multilingual data.
Here’s how the ChatGPT app fared when summarizing the approach to data processing for Whisper, copied from the research paper.
It was also possible to summarize a 1:30 audio clip of a recent Senate hearing on AI regulation using voice input.
Missing GPT-4 Beta features
For ChatGPT Plus users, access to the GPT 4 code interpreter, web browsing and all new ChatGPT plugins is a noticeable missing feature.
Anyone who values ​​these specific features must remain at chat.openai.com in a web browser.
Plus users will also not find the option to enable beta features in the ChatGPT app settings. You may need to do this in your account settings in a web browser to get the new features in the app.
How to use the ChatGPT app
First, download the ChatGPT app from the App Store.
If you log into your account and have ChatGPT Plus, you can choose between GPT-3.5 and GPT-4.
The three-dot menu gives you access to your account settings and chat history.
You can also use the three-dot menu within a chat to rename the chat for reference in your chat history, delete the chat, or start a new chat.
Best practices for the ChatGPT app
The ChatGPT app doesn’t have web browsing access yet, as mentioned when I asked them about today’s top AI news.
However, it offers great tips on how to get the most out of a ChatGPT iPhone app.
AI becomes more accessible
The launch of the ChatGPT app for iOS represents OpenAI’s commitment to building practical tools for everyday users.
By offering a wide range of features, from precise information retrieval and personal advice to professional input and individual learning, the application aims to support users in various aspects of their lives.
The integration of the Whisper speech recognition system improves accessibility, while the promise of continuous upgrades based on user feedback ensures the app will evolve to meet changing needs.
The app will begin rolling out in the US and will soon be available globally. OpenAI also pointed out that an Android app will be available soon.
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