ChatGPT, OpenAI’s generative AI platform, will be accessible on Google’s Android smartphones next week, two months after it debuted on Apple’s iOS.
The debut date has not been announced, but users may register on the Google Play store, according to a tweet from Microsoft-backed OpenAI on Friday.
When the ChatGPT app is ready for download, users will be alerted. According to ChatGPT’s Google Play page, it will provide “OpenAI’s latest advancements at your fingertips.”
“This official app is free, syncs your history across devices and brings you the newest model improvements from OpenAI.”
Just like its release for Apple’s iOS, it is expected that the Android iteration would first be available in the US, with other countries following in the weeks or months ahead.
At present, ChatGPT is available in Albania, Croatia, France, Germany, Ireland, Jamaica, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, South Korea, the UK and the US.
While ChatGPT can be accessed using a web browser, a dedicated app will provide users more convenience and access anywhere.
The introduction will also allow Android users to catch up with those using Apple’s iPhones, which were the first to receive the free ChatGPT app in May. At that time, OpenAI said an Android version will be “coming soon”.
It is expected that the ChatGPT app on both iOS and Android will have a similar design and features, as well as the ability to let users to sync their conversations, settings and preferences across devices.
AI has long been used, but it has gained significant momentum with the advent of generative AI. The technology – made popular by ChatGPT – can produce various kinds of data, including audio, code, images, text, simulations, 3D objects and videos.
ChatGPT earned a high profile because of its advanced conversational capabilities. It can even answer questions from patients “more accurately and empathically than doctors”, according to a recent study by the University of California.
