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One of the most welcome additions to iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2, is the ability to connect Siri to ChatGPT, so that you can finally get proper answers to more complex questions without it just defaulting to performing a web search.Thanks to Apple Intelligence, Siri has access to the full power of ChatGPT, so it can answer just about anything you throw at it. In this guide, we’ll show you how to connect Siri to ChatGPT on your iPhone and how to use it to its fullest potential in iOS 18.2.The evolution of SiriOne of the first questions most people ask about Siri once they install iOS 18.2 is why does Siri not respond to complex answers now that it has Apple Intelligence?You may likeWhat is Apple Siri: This chatbot virtual assistant has finally come of ageHow to change Apple Intelligence settings: take control of Apple AIThe answer is that the Apple Intelligence launch is staggered, and we’re still waiting for the full all-singing, all-dancing Siri with all the bells and whistles that we were initially promised by Apple when it unveiled the AI tools in June 2024. That version of Siri will be something to behold, but what we’ve got now isn’t half bad either.Siri got a completely new look in iOS 18.1, with glowing purple lights around the edge of the whole screen when it's summoned by a “Hey Siri” voice command. It also became more forgiving of your commands, allowing you to stumble when querying it, and became more of an expert on your iPhone problems. On an iPhone or iPad, you can also access Siri with typed commands for the first time, by double-tapping the bottom of your screen to open a keyboard using a feature called ‘Type-to-Siri’.Now in iOS 18.2, Siri has finally got the ChatGPT integration we were promised. So, for answers to more complex questions, Siri will now default to OpenAI’s chatbot instead of searching the web. Here’s how it works:CompatibilityApple Intelligence is required for ChatGPT integration into Siri, and has quite specific hardware requirements. To run it you need

All forms of Siri are not created equal. While Apple’s AI assistant is available on no less than six different devices—iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV, Macs, and now, HomePod—its capabilities aren’t the same on each. Rather than give Siri the same brain everywhere, Apple has tailored Siri’s smarts to the device you’re using, so the answers you get will be different depending on what device you’re using—and in some cases there are surprising and frustrating limitations. I tested Siri across the Apple’s whole family of devices with scads of queries. Here are some topline takeaways on what I found:The iPhone and iPad are the kings of Siri. Every request I made was answered best by these two devices, and the responses always matched up (though the language often differed).The Apple Watch is the slowest to respond. Often times it would give me an I’ll tap you when I’m ready message before offering up an answer several seconds later, even when connected to Wi-Fi and tethered to an iPhone.The Mac is the worst Siri device. While it’s fine for general knowledge questions, It can’t set timers or alarms, can’t control smart devices through HomeKit, and can’t add songs to a playlist. Plus there’s no (official) Hey Siri functionality. HomePod is by far the best at listening and responding, and it’s clear that Apple wants this to eventually be the high-water mark for Siri.Siri on Apple TV is woefully underrepresented. It’s missing key Siri components, including Hey Siri summoning and audible responses. And its answering left much to be desired, even when asking about movies.Siri really needs a personality boost. Apple has added some fun interjections when asking questions and its responses are very natural, but it doesn’t play games, read stories, or tell jokes nearly as well as Amazon Alexa or Google Home.So without further ado, here’s everything I asked Siri, along with the responses I got, snark and all:Siri vs. Siri: Basic conversionsWhile most of Apple’s devices were able to correctly answer the simple conversion questions posed here, Apple TV could not. In fact, without a voice and “Hey Siri” abilities, Siri on Apple TV is pretty much useless in the general knowledge department. IDGHow many quarts in a gallon?iPhone: It’s four quarts.iPad: It’s four quarts.Apple Watch: It’s four quarts.Apple TV: I’m sorry, I can’t do that here.HomePod: One gallon is four quarts.Mac: It’s four quarts.How much is $100

Up Type to Siri. Type to Siri includes suggested requests so you can get your questions answered faster.Siri is now able to maintain context between requests so you can ask a question and then reference it in a second reply. If you ask about the temperature in Raleigh, for example, and then follow up with "what's the humidity?" Siri should know you mean in Raleigh. If you stumble over your words when speaking to Siri, or change what you're saying mid-sentence, Siri will follow along.Siri has Apple's product knowledge and support base for answering questions about your device's features and settings, and can even find settings when you don't know the exact name by using natural language search.Siri ChatGPT IntegrationOne of the biggest features in ‌Apple Intelligence‌ is Siri's integration with ChatGPT. Siri ChatGPT integration lets Siri hand requests over to OpenAI's ChatGPT. ChatGPT is off by default, but you can turn it on in the ‌Apple Intelligence‌ and Siri section of the Settings app. If ChatGPT integration is enabled, Siri will consult ChatGPT for complex requests. Complex requests might include creating an image, generating text from scratch, making recipe ideas based on what's in your refrigerator, describing what's in a photo, and more. Siri will analyze each request to see if it's something that needs to be answered by ChatGPT, but you can also automatically invoke ChatGPT for a request by using a request like "Ask ChatGPT to give me a chocolate chip cookie recipe." Siri asks your permission before querying ChatGPT, but there is an option to turn off that extra permission step by toggling off "Confirm ChatGPT Requests" in the ChatGPT section of Settings. You don't need an account to use ChatGPT, and it is free, but if you have a paid account, you can sign in. If you're not signed in, OpenAI does not store any of your ChatGPT requests, nor is your information used for training ChatGPT. If you sign in, ChatGPT can save a copy of your queries. Apple does not store ChatGPT queries. ChatGPT can be used with Siri, but it is also integrated into Writing Tools and Visual Intelligence. With Writing Tools, ChatGPT can generate text, and with ‌Visual Intelligence‌, ChatGPT can answer questions about what the Camera sees. SiriApple released some of the Siri features in iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and ‌macOS Sequoia‌ 15.1, but additional Siri capabilities are coming in later updates to ‌iOS 18‌, ‌iPadOS 18‌, and ‌macOS Sequoia‌. We'll likely see these sometime around the iOS 18.5 update in May. Apple is working on onscreen awareness, personal context, and the ability to take more actions in and across apps.Onscreen awareness will let Siri take actions when you ask