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Written by Siddharth Suvarna | Updated: 4 February 2025 19:11 IST

ChatGPT on WhatsApp Gets Upgraded to Images and Voice Messages as Input

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WhatsApp s can save the number +1-800-242-8478 to access ChatGPT
The number was launched in December 2024
s in Canada and the US can also call the number to talk to the AI

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ChatGPT on WhatsApp has received a couple of new upgrades. OpenAI introduced an official phone number for ChatGPT in December 2024, allowing people to save it on WhatsApp to access the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot directly within the instant messaging app. At the time of launch, it only ed text input, but now the San Francisco-based AI firm has expanded the service to images and audio messages as input as well. The new capability has been rolled out globally and s should be able to test it out.

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First WhatsApp will now image and voice messages as input. This means s can now send an image or an audio note to the AI's chat, and it will respond back. However, the chatbot only responds with text messages, and neither image generation nor two-way voice conversation is possible currently.

With image processing, s can now ask ChatGPT questions about any images, or even ask it to rate their memes. Using computer vision, the AI will be able to process the visual information and respond to the query. Do note, this feature will send the image to the OpenAI servers for processing, so images containing personal information or sensitive content should be avoided.

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Similarly, with voice messages, s will not have to type their queries, especially when it is a long and wordy prompt. The chatbot can now process voice messages and respond to them via text outputs.

According to the Android Authority report, OpenAI is also planning to let s sign into their ChatGPT s on WhatsApp. However, it is unclear if it will bring any extra benefits to s. They will be able to synchronise these chats with the ChatGPT app or the web client, provided they have logged into the same .

In December, OpenAI announced the new phone number for ChatGPT, which is +1-800-242-8478. s globally can save the number to their device's s and search it on WhatsApp to converse with the chatbot. Additionally, those residing in Canada and the US can also dial the number from their smartphones or feature phones to directly speak with the chatbot. Notably, the company did not reveal which AI model was being used for this service.

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