Summary: If you are one of those users who use ChatGPT for regular day-to-day activities and don’t know how to user ChatGPT on mobile, then this is the best place for you. In this article, we will tell you numerous ways to use ChatGPT on Android and iOS phones for free.
OpenAI created ChatGPT, an AI bot that has been able to grab the attention of billions of people in the shortest time frame. Capable of understanding human speech and producing well-researched results, this tool was unveiled to the public on November 30, 2022.
You might have used this tool as it has become the most popular AI chatbot across the sphere. ChatGPT was first exclusively accessible through its web app. You will be able to use it through a browser if you want to access this GPT tool on your smartphone.
The company has made it available for the iOS phones, the Android version will be rolling out soon. Interestingly, there are various methods of using ChatGPT on mobile phones for free, be it an Android phone or an iOS phone.
How to Use ChatGPT on a Smartphone via Web Browser?
Want to use ChatGPT on your phone? The official ChatGPT Android app has not launched yet. You can use the web browser of your phone if you are an Android phone user. To do this, you must first create an account and launch the website through your smartphone’s web browser.
- Open the browser application and open chat.openai.com.
- Sign in to your account. You can either create a new account or sign in using your existing Google account. You can also use a Microsoft or an Apple account for signing in.
- You will then get some disclaimers about the ChatGPT.
- Following that, click on the Next button to proceed to the next window.
- Tap on the “Done” option to start using ChatGPT on mobile / smartphone.
You may upgrade to ChatGPT Plus, or even turn on dark mode, just like the desktop version. The menu symbol is located in the top-left corner of your screen, and tapping it will take you to these options.
How to use ChatGPT on Android by Creating a Shortcut?
You can also create a shortcut on the home screen of your Android phone. This makes the experience quick and feels like you are using an application. The steps to use ChatGPT on mobile are as follows:
- Open your web browser and type chat.openai.com/chat.
- Go to the upper right corner.
- Click on the 3-vertical dots.
- Here you will find an option as Add to the Home screen.
- Now you need to rename the page to ChatGPT.
- You will see an option as Add to Convert.
- Then you will see 2 options Login and Sign-Up.
- Make your login if the sign-up was already done.
- You will get the chance to make a sign-in by typing in your email address.
- Else, choose an option from:
1. Continue with Google
2. Continue with Microsoft Account
3. Continue with Apple
- The ChatGPT home screen will open on your Android phone.
- You will now see a shortcut on the home screen of your phone.
- You can easily access the ChatGPT just by clicking on that shortcut.
How to Use ChatGPT on iPhone Using Siri Shortcuts?
Combine ChatGPT with Siri – it’s a powerful virtual assistant for using ChatGPT. To move with it, you will have to involve API keys associated with ChatGPT and Siri Shortcuts. Before you proceed, please make sure that the OpenAI account is already registered. Here we go with the steps required.
- Open the shortcut page SiriGPT.
- Your iPhone will insist you access the Shortcuts app and open the file.
- Click on Add Shortcut.
- Open your web browser and type platform.openai.com on it.
- Then you need to make login to your OpenAI account and click on the menu icon (it appears as 3 horizontal lines).
- Find out the profile icon at the bottom of the menu.
- Click on View API keys and then Create a new secret key.
- Copy this to your clipboard.
- Close the window by clicking on the OK icon.
- Here you are suggested to add this API key to the SiriGPT shortcut installed earlier.
- Open this Shortcuts app and find out the SiriGPT short.
- Edit this by clicking on three dots.
- Find out Add API Key Here placeholder text and paste your API key.
- Go to the Shortcuts menu again and hit the SiriGPT shortcut.
- You will be insisted to enable Speech Recognition for the shortcut – Tap Allow.
- Run the shortcut again and you will find another pop-up appeared.
- This pop-up will be asking you to allow the shortcut to send a text to the OpenAI API.
- Select the Always Allow option.
- Hence, you will get an answer in Siri’s voice.
How to Use ChatGPT on Smartphones through Third-Party ChatGPT Apps?
There are numerous third-party applications as well that you can use to get ChatGPT on your mobile phone. You can download any of these applications on your smartphone and start using ChatGPT on it.
- Jasper AI
- Perplexity
- Bard
- ChatSonic
- Mac Sidebar App
- CoPilot
Another great way is to make use of any third-party app; these applications provide stable UI than the web version. You may go for Perplexity or Mac Sidebar App if you are an iOS user. With these apps, you can use ChatGPT on mobile (iOS and Android) and replicate many ChatGPT functionalities. They use AI-powered search engines to fulfill text-generation requests properly. On the opposite side, Jasper AI, Bard, ChatSonic, and CoPilot are ideal for Android users.
