Your Android phone could be getting a direct connection to your AI assistant: a 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 an AI bot. And guess what? Fresh leaks tease more developments for using ChatGPT on your Android smartphone on the horizon.

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

ChatGPT for Android now has a home screen widget. The widget has shortcuts to send a text/image/voice prompt or start a 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 hasn’t officially hit the Google Play Store yet, and the previous version seems to be in beta right now. But here’s the exciting part – eager users can still get their hands on it by downloading it separately.

If you’re up for trying out the cool new widget, here’s a caveat: A few of them, especially the camera and image search queries, are exclusive to ChatGPT’s paid plan, known as ChatGPT Plus. The Premium plan costs $20 per month and gives you:

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

ChatGPT was a major player in the ring, battling Google’s Gemini. Interestingly, it was in an Android game even before Gemini (formerly Bard) came to Android devices. Google, catching up with the trend, recently launched a standalone Gemini app. However, the Gemini AI image tool was shut down a few days ago due to complaints about its accuracy, particularly in the way it represents people.

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