Ever since Apple announced the AI stack known as Apple Intelligence earlier this year, one of the most highly anticipated features has been the ChatGPT-Siri camaraderie. In a nutshell, the queries presented to Siri will be offloaded to ChatGPT if it can’t provide a satisfactory answer.
Or to put it in simpler terms, Siri is simply getting an even smarter companion. Thanks to the multi-modal (aka the ability to comprehend text and multimedia content) skills of ChatGPT, users will also be able to ask questions that would require processing an image or file. In a nutshell, the integration makes Siri far more useful than it ever was. Here’s how to make sure it works.
How to enable ChatGPT integration for Siri
Months after announcing it, Apple finally enabled it with the iOS 18.2 update. And here’s the best part. Users don’t have to install any app or even make an OpenAI account for using ChatGPT on their iPhone. Here’s what you need to do in order to enable ChatGPT for Siri commands:
Step 1: Make sure that your iPhone is running iOS 18.2 or a later version.
Step 2: Open the Settings app.
Step 3: Look for the section titled Apple Intelligence & Siri.
Step 4: Scroll down to the Extend Apple Intelligence & Siri section. Now, select the ChatGPT option underneath.
Step 5: Select Set up against the ChatGPT option at the top of the screen.
Step 6: On the pop-up page that appears, select Next, followed by Enable ChatGPT.
Step 7: On the ChatGPT page in Settings, there’s another Siri header with a toggle that says Confirm ChatGPT requests. Enable this one, as well.
As mentioned above, Siri is simply tapping into the natural language and reasoning capabilities of ChatGPT, which the latter acquired after training on a vast amount of data. Therefore, users don’t need to create a dedicated account or sign-in to their existing OpenAI account.
However, for users that seek to access the more advanced ChatGPT features, such as custom chatbots, they require a sign-in for verifying the subscription status. These features would require access to the ChatGPT app, which can be downloaded directly from the ChatGPT dashboard in the Settings app.