OpenAI is working on a project to consolidate ChatGPT, coding tools, and a browser into one app. Apple’s iOS platform restrictions will prevent it from becoming a true all-in-one platform on the iPhone.
OpenAI wants its desktop app to have more functions
OpenAI wants its desktop app to have more functions
OpenAI wants to merge ChatGPT, Codex, and a browser into one desktop app centered on agentic AI. Naturally, the focus is on desktop platforms and the ChatGPT app on iPhone will stay the same as a result.
An app like that behaves very differently depending on where it runs. On iPhone and iPad, Apple tightly controls how software accesses the system and interacts with other apps.