Your Android phone might get direct line to your AI assistant: ChatGPT widget on the horizon

Your Android phone might get direct line to your AI assistant: ChatGPT widget on the horizon،

Last year, OpenAI's ChatGPT got its own app for iOS and Android, making it super easy for users to chat with the AI bot. And guess what? New leaks announce more developments on the horizon regarding the use of ChatGPT on your Android smartphone.

According to Android expert Mishaal Rahman (via The edge), the ChatGPT app with version 1.2024.052 now offers a new 4 x 2 widget. This widget includes four shortcuts: text, camera, image and voice query, allowing users to access these functions directly from the home screen of their Android phone. The availability of this widget on iOS devices remains uncertain.

ChatGPT for Android now has a home screen widget. The widget has shortcuts to send a text/image/voice request or start chat mode. This feature is available in version 1.2024.052. pic.twitter.com/dFMFSppzJJ

– Mishaal Rahman (@MishaalRahman) February 23, 2024

According to Rahman, the new feature is not yet officially available on the Google Play Store and it appears that the previous version is currently in beta. But here's the cool part: enthusiastic users can still get their hands on it by downloading it separately.

If you're ready to try the all-new widget, here's a heads-up: a few of them, particularly the camera and image search queries, are exclusive to the ChatGPT app's paid plan, known as name of ChatGPT Plus. The premium plan costs $20 per month and gives you:

General access to ChatGPT, even during peak hours
Faster response times
Priority access to new features and improvements

ChatGPT has been a major player in the ring, taking on Google's Gemini. Interestingly, it was featured in the Android game even before Gemini (formerly Bard) was available on Android devices. Google, catching up with the trend, recently launched a standalone Gemini app. However, the Gemini AI image tool was paused a few days ago due to some controversy over its accuracy, particularly in how it depicted people.