ChatGPT can work with your iCloud Mail and Calendar thanks to new plugin support

OpenAI has launched support for Apple's iCloud Mail and Calendar services in ChatGPT, enabling users to access and manage their emails and calendar events using the AI assistant. The new iCloud Mail and Calendar plugins allow ChatGPT to interact with iCloud in the same way it does with Gmail and Google Calendar. To enable the plugins, users must log in with their Apple account and create an app-specific password.

Once enabled, ChatGPT will work with iCloud across desktop, web, and iOS platforms, regardless of the user's ChatGPT subscription plan. If a user has subscribed to OpenAI's Pro plan, Dot, the company's AI agent, can also utilize these plugins. The new iCloud Mail and Calendar plugins are available to all ChatGPT users. While the plugins differ from ChatGPT's interaction with Apple's Mail and Calendar apps on macOS, they provide a unique opportunity for users who rely on iCloud services.

OpenAI's decision to offer these plugins highlights the complex relationship between the company and Apple, which has seen various developments, including Siri's integration with ChatGPT and Apple's recent announcement of Creator Studio updates featuring a chatbot experience in Pages, Numbers, and Keynote. Despite these efforts, neither company appears to be fully distancing itself from the other.