{
  "id": 16947513,
  "title": "OpenAI now lets you text your Dot agent",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/openai-now-lets-you-text-your-dot-agent",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-28T19:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Engadget",
    "slug": "engadget",
    "url": "https://www.engadget.com/2300235/openai-now-lets-you-text-your-dot-agent/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "OpenAI has launched a new feature that allows users to text their Dot agents, enabling them to send instructions, photos, and voice memos. This texting capability is available for iMessage on iPhones and RCS on Android devices. OpenAI partnered with Linq to ensure secure messaging, with extensive testing to guarantee safety. Only the user can text their Dot agent, and it can only respond via text. The Dot agent's memory is shared across ChatGPT and text, maintaining context between conversations. Following Anthropic's introduction of Claude Duet, the personal agent space has become increasingly popular. OpenAI's Dots are reportedly more polished than Claude Duet, although the latter requires a waitlist for US users. Unlike Dot, Claude Duet is available to subscribers of Anthropic's $20 per month Pro plan, while Dots are not currently accessible to Plus tier users.",
  "summary": "The feature works with both iMessage and RCS messaging.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}