ChatGPT Apple Messages Plug-In Can Send Texts for You
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- OpenAI launched an Apple Messages plug-in for ChatGPT that connects a user's Messages inbox to the chatbot for sorting, analyzing, and editing conversations.
- The plug-in also works with Codex and ChatGPT Work, extending the messaging access to professional and developer workflows beyond personal use.
- ChatGPT can now draft and send messages, delete messages, and search through a user's message history on their behalf.
- OpenAI told Bloomberg the plug-in runs locally on a user's machine and does not create an index of all their messages, though TechCrunch noted the specifics remain unclear.
- OpenAI explicitly discourages enabling persistent approval, warning that doing so "removes your final chance to review a message before ChatGPT sends it as you."
Why it matters: OpenAI is pushing ChatGPT into one of users' most personal data streams — their text messages — and the company's own guidance surfaces the core risk: turning off final review means messages go out as you without a last check. The Codex and ChatGPT Work integration signals OpenAI is targeting enterprise workflows, not just personal convenience, with an inbox-deep integration that runs before the privacy details are fully clarified.
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