ChatGPT Updates & Release Notes

Introducing GPT-6 Astra

Today we’re introducing GPT-6 Astra, with improvements in coding, research, computer use, and complex, multi-step work. Astra can create documents, spreadsheets, and presentations that follow your templates and instructions, and adapt when you add requirements or change direction.

Access is rolling out to a limited set of organizations. Astra is not yet generally available. Broader availability is planned over the coming days.

Astra includes additional safety monitoring to look for cases where agents may not have interpreted your instructions correctly. If a potential case is detected, the conversation may be paused or stopped as a precaution for you to review and decide how to proceed.

Zendesk & OneNote Plugins in ChatGPT and Codex [Beta]

Today, we added the Zendesk and OneNote plugins in the Plugin directory. The Zendesk plugin helps teams review support tickets and customer history, find relevant knowledge, and prepare replies in ChatGPT and Codex. Members connect their own Zendesk accounts to work with the support information they can access.

The OneNote plugin helps you find and summarize notes, gather decisions and action items, and create or update notes through supported actions in ChatGPT and Codex.

Read more:

• Zendesk Plugin
• OneNote Plugin

Share Sites with people outside your workspace

Eligible Site owners can now share a live ChatGPT Site with named people outside their workspace, without making the Site public. External viewers can use the shared Site but cannot edit or publish it.

To share, open the Site, select Share, enter the recipient’s email, and save their viewer access. The recipient signs in with the account that was granted access. You can review or remove viewers in the Site’s sharing controls. Learn more in Creating and managing ChatGPT Sites.

Healthcare Public Data in ChatGPT for Clinicians

Eligible ChatGPT for Clinicians users in the United States can now use Healthcare Public Data in ChatGPT. The plugin brings together nine apps for searching public healthcare sources, including biomedical research, clinical trials, medication information, Medicare data, and provider records.

To get started, install the plugin from the Plugin directory, then connect the apps you want to use. These apps are read-only and do not access patient charts. Do not include protected health information in searches sent to public sources.

For details, see: Using Healthcare Public Data in ChatGPT and Codex.

Create and share personalized sticker packs

Turn an idea or a photo into a set of stickers you can use in your messages.

• Start with a prompt or template. Ask ChatGPT to make a sticker pack, or choose a sticker template from the home screen or Images.
• Share your stickers in messaging apps. Download your pack or add it to iMessage or WhatsApp on supported devices.

Available to all ChatGPT users on mobile globally. Update the ChatGPT app to see the new experience.

See Live voice content on your Lock Screen

Content from a Live voice conversation can now appear on your iPhone’s Lock Screen and, on iPhones with Dynamic Island, in the Dynamic Island.

• Follow along outside the app. Live Activities can show content from your voice conversation while you use another app or your phone is locked.

To continue a Voice conversation outside ChatGPT, turn on Background conversations in Settings → Voice.

Learn more about ChatGPT Voice

Use website tools in the desktop browser

ChatGPT Work and Codex can now use tools that supported websites provide directly in the desktop app’s built-in browser.

• Work directly with a website’s tools. ChatGPT can discover tools for your task without a separate connection. Select the arrow in the address bar to see the tools a page provides.

Site tools use WebMCP and require a supported account, model, and webpage. They are available in the built-in desktop browser, not through the Chrome extension. Existing website-access and sensitive-action confirmations still apply.

Learn more about site tools

Use the browser extension in more browsers

The ChatGPT browser extension now supports Microsoft Edge, Brave, Opera, and Vivaldi.

• Bring your browser into Work and Codex. Mention open tabs to use them as context, or ask ChatGPT to complete a browser task from the desktop app.

Side chat is available in Edge, Brave, and Vivaldi. Opera supports tab mentions and browser control, but not side chat. Update the desktop app before setup; availability depends on your workspace settings.

Set up the ChatGPT browser extension

Improved pronunciation help in ChatGPT

When you ask how to pronounce a word or phrase, you can now tap to hear it aloud and see a phonetic breakdown.

More controls in temporary chat

We’re rolling out new controls in temporary chat. You can now choose to personalize responses in a temporary chat with memory, plugins, and custom instructions from your regular chat settings. You can also choose to save a temporary chat.

How it works

• Personalized: When you create a temporary chat, you can choose to have personalized responses. Personalized temporary chats can use your memories, custom instructions, and plugins to tailor responses. They do not create new memories and remain out of your chat history unless you save them. Personalization can be set only when you start a temporary chat and cannot be changed after the conversation begins.
• Non-personalized: By default, temporary chats are not personalized. Non-personalized temporary chats do not use memory, custom instructions, or plugins, and they do not create new memories.
• Saving a temporary chat: When a conversation becomes useful for the future, you can add it to your chat history. Saving converts it into a regular chat, so it then follows your account-level personalization settings and model-improvement preferences. For example, if you have memory enabled and save a temporary chat, this will become part of your chat history and can be referenced to personalized future responses.

Scheduled tasks in ChatGPT Work can use webhooks

Scheduled tasks in ChatGPT Work can use webhooks to respond when something changes in a supported app, helping you keep work moving without repeatedly checking for updates. You can also share a task so someone else can review and customize it, connect their own apps, and schedule an independent copy.

Supported webhooks include new Gmail messages, Slack channel messages, and GitHub pull request activity.

Create webhook-triggered tasks

Plus and Pro users can ask Work on web, iOS, and Android to respond when a new Gmail message arrives, a Slack channel receives a message, or a GitHub pull request changes. For example, ask ChatGPT to summarize an email announcing that registration has opened, or draft next steps after a client shares feedback in Slack. Add @ChatGPT to each monitored Slack channel. Actions that require approval pause until you review them.

Share scheduled tasks

Free, Go, Plus, and Pro users can share scheduled tasks. Recipients can review and customize the instructions and, when applicable, the schedule, connect their own apps, and create an independent copy. Running a shared webhook-triggered task requires access to Work and the recipient’s own connected app.

Scheduled tasks for Free users

Free users can create up to three active scheduled tasks. Tasks can run once or recur no more than once per day using flexible scheduling windows. Free and Go users cannot create webhook-triggered tasks.

For more information, see:
Scheduled tasks in ChatGPT

ChatGPT Work can now complete tasks on signed-in websites

ChatGPT Work’s browser on web and mobile can also help you get tasks done on some websites that require you to sign in—so you can hand off a task and step away while it keeps working.

To get started, just ask ChatGPT Work to complete your task. If a website allows authentication, ChatGPT will surface the login screen so you can securely enter your credentials. You may also need to enter a security code. Once you’re signed in, ChatGPT can continue working. Your session may remain signed in for future tasks, so you don’t have to log in again every time. ChatGPT Work’s browser supports the use of password managers for simple, safe login. ChatGPT cannot see your username or password, and they are never seen by the model or used in model training. ChatGPT does not store your username or passwords. You can delete your browsing history from all sites or one site individually at any time from Settings > Cloud browser > Browser data.

You can now ask ChatGPT Work to do things like:

• Figure out utilities for a new apartment and sign up for the right plan
• Book a DMV appointment or fill out your passport renewal forms
• Check X-ray and bloodwork costs through your insurance portal
• Find profiles of people that fit your job description and are open to work

You stay in control of which websites ChatGPT Work can access, and it will always ask for confirmation before consequential actions, such as completing a reservation or payment.

Authentication in ChatGPT Work’s browser is available for Plus and Pro plans.

Improved plugin discovery on web and mobile

Updated plugin recommendations make it easier to find tools people continue to use.

• Find more useful plugins.

Rankings now prioritize plugins people keep using after installation, helping relevant options surface across ChatGPT on web and mobile.

Plugin availability depends on your plan, region, and workspace settings. Desktop is not included in this update.

Learn more about plugins in ChatGPT and Codex.

More time-aware answers

ChatGPT now has a better sense of your local time during a conversation.

• Get answers that fit your time of day.

ChatGPT can better account for your local time when responding to time-sensitive questions.

Faster long conversations on the web

Long conversations now load more efficiently in ChatGPT on the web.

• Open longer chats without the wait.

ChatGPT loads messages in smaller sections instead of retrieving the entire conversation at once.

Interactive content appears sooner on the web

Interactive content generated by ChatGPT can now begin appearing while it is still being created.

• See interactive content sooner.

Interactive experiences now appear progressively in the conversation instead of waiting until the full experience is ready.

Updates to ChatGPT on iOS

Recent photos are easier to reach, and connection-status messages are clearer.

• Attach recent photos faster.

Press and hold the + button to open your recent photos, then choose one to add to your conversation.

• See clearer connection updates.

ChatGPT now tells you when it is waiting for an internet connection.

Available in the ChatGPT app for iOS. Access to recent photos requires permission to access your photos.

Updates to ChatGPT on Android

Generated images are easier to view, and your recent conversations are easier to browse.

• See generated images at full width.

Images you create in ChatGPT now fill the width of the conversation.

• Keep recent chats easier to browse.

Your sidebar now shows up to eight recent conversations.

Available in the ChatGPT app for Android, version 1.2026.216 or later.

Codex and ChatGPT feature updates

• Choose a new URL for a ChatGPT Site.
  Site owners on Plus and Pro can change an existing Site’s ChatGPT-hosted URL without redeploying it. The previous address redirects to the new URL, including routes and query parameters, while custom domains remain separate and unchanged. In the Site’s settings, select Change URL.
  Learn more about creating and managing ChatGPT Sites.

• Use Apple Messages from Codex and ChatGPT Work.
  On Apple silicon Macs, the Apple Messages plugin in the ChatGPT desktop app can read and search iMessage, SMS, and RCS conversations and prepare or send messages through Messages. By default, ChatGPT asks the user to approve the message and recipients before sending.
  Learn more about the Apple Messages plugin.

• Use Computer History in more regions.
  Computer History is now available in the EEA, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom for Pro users in the ChatGPT desktop app on macOS. It is off by default and requires Memories.
  Learn more about Computer History.

• Share a read-only snapshot of a Codex chat.
  Personal share links can be opened by anyone with the link. A snapshot is static and does not include tool calls or shell input and output. Codex redacts known secret patterns, but users should review the snapshot because sensitive paths, diffs, images, or other content may remain.
  Learn more about sharing a Codex chat.

• Keep pinned chats in sync.
  Pinned chats now stay in sync between the ChatGPT desktop app and iOS when you use the same Codex account. Android is not included in this release.
  Learn more about organizing projects and chats.

ChatGPT app experience updates

We’ve made it easier to study with interactive quizzes, manage project memory, and move between typing, dictation, and desktop work.

Learning, Projects, and personalized suggestions

• Practice with interactive quizzes. Ask ChatGPT to quiz you on a topic and answer questions directly in your conversation. Available to all consumer ChatGPT plans and Edu plans on web and mobile.
• Change an existing project’s memory setting. For eligible unshared projects, switch between default and project-only memory without starting a new project. Shared projects remain project-only.
• Get suggestions that fit how you use ChatGPT. Eligible paid users can see homepage suggestions based on their conversation history and connected tools.

Web

• Use Think on Free and Go. Select Think on the web when you want ChatGPT to reason through a harder question.

Android

• Switch between typing and dictation. The dictation button stays available after you add text or attachments, so you can continue building the same message.
• See suggestions that stay in sync. Composer suggestions update as you type or delete text.
• Keep typing with a physical keyboard. Connected keyboards keep the composer focused, preventing interruptions while you write.

Linux desktop

• Use ChatGPT and Codex on Linux. The desktop app is now available globally in public preview on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and 26.04 LTS, Debian 13, and Fedora 43 and 44.
• Work in the built-in browser or Chrome. Browser actions are available in the Linux app; controlling other desktop apps is not yet supported.

Download ChatGPT for Linux.

Edit memory settings for existing projects

You can now change a project’s memory setting after you create it. Open the project, select the three-dot menu, choose Project settings, and select Default memory or Project-only memory under Memory.

With project-only memory, ChatGPT can use conversations from the same project for context, but it won’t reference memories or conversations from outside the project. Information from the project is also kept out of memory used in chats outside the project. Changes may take a few hours to take effect.

This update is available on all ChatGPT plans. Shared projects continue to use project-only memory and cannot be switched to default memory. ChatGPT Work is not available in projects using project-only memory.

Learn more about Projects in ChatGPT.

Google Drive is now in Library

If you have the Google Drive plugin connected, you can now see and browse your Google Drive files and folders directly from Library, including items shared directly with you. You can also quickly pull up a Drive file from the composer or with @mentions and add it to any chat—without uploading it again.

When you’re working with a file, you can now keep Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides open beside the conversation while asking ChatGPT to summarize, analyze, compare, or create something new from them. You can also select a folder and ask ChatGPT to work across the files it contains. Your content stays connected to Drive, so it’s easy to return to the original. Where supported and authorized, ChatGPT can update the source file directly.

Availability

The initial experience includes My Drive and files and folders shared directly with you; Shared Drives aren’t included yet. Some Google Drive editing and collaboration features aren’t yet available in ChatGPT.

Rolling out to Plus, Pro, Enterprise, Edu, Healthcare and Business users on the web in both the Chat and Work toggles. Mobile support will follow.

Computer History for macOS

Computer History is an optional feature in the ChatGPT macOS app that lets ChatGPT and Codex reference selected activity from apps and websites, helping users continue work without re-explaining every detail. It records interaction events—not screenshots, screen recordings, microphone input, or system audio—and private browsing is not included.

Computer History is off by default and available to Pro, Business, and Enterprise users. Business and Enterprise admins must grant access before members can opt in. Users can pause Computer History, choose included apps and sites, and inspect or delete timeline items. Note that Computer History is not currently available in the EEA, UK or Switzerland.

Restaurant reservations in ChatGPT

ChatGPT can now help you find available restaurant reservations with OpenTable, Resy, and Yelp.

Ask in the chat and include where and when you’d like to eat, your party size, and any preferences, such as cuisine, budget, dietary needs, or atmosphere. You’ll see available reservations times directly in the response. You can also ask follow-up questions to narrow your options or check a specific restaurant. When you find a time that works, select it to book it.

Rolling out across all ChatGPT plans on mobile, web, and desktop. Reservations are available globally with OpenTable and in the US with Resy and in the US and Canada with Yelp. ChatGPT Work does not include restaurant reservation search.

ChatGPT app experience updates

We’ve made it easier to bring documents and saved files into your conversations, find what you need, and pick up where you left off.

Writing, files, and search

• Keep your formatting when you paste.
  On the web, text copied from Google Docs or another ChatGPT conversation keeps its headings, bold text, links, and lists, both while you’re writing and after you send your message.

• Add saved files without uploading them again.
  Open the composer menu on the web, select Add from library, and choose a file you’ve already saved.

• Select several Library items at once.
  On the web, drag across multiple files or folders to select them together.

• Find folders, files, and past conversations faster.
  Search now includes folders and matches conversation titles across web, iOS, and Android. On the web, you can also search within Library to find your saved files.

• Get answers that stay closer to your documents.
  ChatGPT makes better use of information in attached files when you ask it to summarize a document, find specific details, review material, or draft from a source.

• Use an updated composer when signed out.
  The signed-out experience on the web now includes a cleaner, unified composer menu.

iOS and Android

• Safeguards for background Voice conversations.
  On mobile, ChatGPT can recognize when a background Voice conversation no longer seems active, check whether you’re still there, and end the session if you don’t respond. You can turn off Background conversations at any time in Settings → Voice.

iOS

• Dictate with fewer interruptions.
  If dictation fails because of a connection issue or timeout, ChatGPT automatically retries once, helping you finish recording without starting over.

• Pick up completed answers without the replay.
  When you return to a conversation, completed answers now appear without slowly replaying as though they’re still being generated.

Android

• Start Voice conversations faster.
  Improved connection times make it quicker to begin a Voice conversation with ChatGPT.

ChatGPT Work on the web

• See your Work usage at a glance.
  Eligible users on personal plans and ChatGPT Business can see their remaining Work usage in the sidebar. Available credit options depend on your account and workspace permissions.

Files and Projects in ChatGPT Voice

GPT-Live in ChatGPT Voice now supports file uploads and Projects. You can now upload files in a voice conversation and analyze its contents or ask questions. You can also use voice in Projects, referencing recent project chats, sources, and project instructions.

Learn more about ChatGPT Voice.

Plus and Pro users can now use an updated GPT‑5.6 Sol in ChatGPT with more reliable facts, more focused answers, and a new slider to choose how much thought ChatGPT puts into a response.

GPT‑5.6 Luna will become the default model for Free and Go users this week. Starting next week, they’ll also have unlimited text chats and access to a new Think button for harder questions (subject to abuse guardrails). Limits will still apply for file uploads, images and other tools.

This release applies to the chat experience in ChatGPT. Work and Codex are not changing as part of this release.