{
  "id": 2196454,
  "title": "ChatGPT update adds Apple Messages integration on Mac",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/chatgpt-update-adds-apple-messages-integration-on-mac",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-20T17:59:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "9to5Mac",
    "slug": "9to5mac",
    "url": "https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/20/chatgpt-update-adds-apple-messages-integration-on-mac/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "OpenAI has released an updated version of its ChatGPT desktop app for macOS, introducing a new Apple Messages integration. This feature allows users to read, search, and send messages through ChatGPT using their iMessage, SMS, and RCS conversations on a Mac. The plugin is available across all ChatGPT plans, in both ChatGPT Work and Codex. By default, messages are sent only after user approval, highlighting potential privacy concerns. Users can revoke this approval at any time in the plugin guide. The Apple Messages plugin is currently available on Apple silicon Macs and not on Intel machines. Other improvements in this update include synced pinned chats across Mac and iOS, the ability to share read-only snapshots of Codex threads, and improved collaboration features for site owners.",
  "summary": "ChatGPT’s latest update adds a new Mac integration: the ability to work with conversations from Apple’s Messages app. The feature works with iMessage, SMS, and RCS.",
  "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."
}