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iPhone owners have been able to access ChatGPT for iOS for the past few months, and those of you on Android won’t be missing out much longer: ChatGPT for Android is launching next week.
news comes via a tweet ChatGPT from the developer OpenAI, and the app is already listed on the Google Play Store. You can’t download the app yet, but you can indicate your interest by clicking or tapping on the pre-register button. This basically means that you will get an alert when it is available.
Details on the app are scant at the moment, but from the app screenshots and description, it looks a lot like the iOS version. You can use the iOS app with both free and paid Plus ChatGPT accounts.
There’s no indication yet whether ChatGPT for Android will launch in every country at the same time — ChatGPT for iOS took a week or so to expand outside the US. For what it’s worth, we were able to successfully pre-register for the Android app in the UK, so do whatever you want with it.
General ChatGPT Experience
The ChatGPT mobile experience is almost identical to the desktop experience, only on a smaller screen. Your conversations sync across all devices you’re logged in on, and you can ask about anything from gift ideas to ancient history.
It’s not clear yet whether you’ll be able to use voice input on ChatGPT for Android as you can with ChatGPT for iOS – but we’ll be trying out the app as soon as we can and letting you know about everything it has to offer. OpenAI has done a good job integrating its apps with iOS, and we’re expecting the same on Google’s mobile platform.
Standard warnings apply when using ChatGPT on Android: remember that the AI-powered chatbot is prone to hallucinations and inaccuracies, and you should avoid sharing any personal or sensitive information in your conversations.
With Apple reportedly working on its own ChatGPT rival, and Google busy pushing AI across all of its products, OpenAI knows it needs to keep ChatGPT relevant and fresh – and making the bot available to the billions of smartphones running Android around the world will certainly help with that.
