Is there an iOS SDK to leverage their APIs?
Seems like they'd need one to build this app so it would be nice for them to release it to the broader dev community.
ChatGPT app for iOS
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#142My experience: - literally impossible to find on the App store, even when searched for by its exact name caps and all; only able to get it by navigating from OpenAI page - weekend-project level UX - no access to my Beta plugins or browsing My conclusion: This is a placeholder, not a product.
> literally impossible to find on the App store
If you can't find it by the title, that's an App Store issue, not a product issue.
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#143This release is more relevant as there have been very many fake ChatGPT apps that leveraged OpenAI's branding. Case in point, the App Store release app subtitle is "The official app by OpenAI"
There is probably no other reason to bring this app to iOS and Android. ChatGPT works very well as a PWA added to home screens.
ChatGPT is not a PWA, so it does not work very well if you do that. However I agree that if it were a PWA, it could work very well.
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#144Earlier quoted context omitted.
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It's suggesting that "the prevalence of 'fake' ChatGPT apps on the App Store" undermines reasons Apple has used to defend everything having to be installed through the App Store & Apple's app review process (e.g. lack of side loading, or taking such a high percentage out of app-related purchases).
I’m not a 100% fan of having a single app store, but if those apps are ‘fake’ in quotes they aren’t really fake, ‘just’ confusingly named, are they?
If so, on what grounds could Apple deny them from being on the App Store?
Given the enormous amount of apps using trademarked names in their name or description, I also guess trademark owners cannot request Apple to remove those apps.
What Apple IMO should improve, though, is its search functionality.
For example, when I search for “company name product name” (examples: “Microsoft Excel”, “Apple Numbers”, “Google Maps”), the top hits should be “Microsoft Excel”, “Numbers”, respectively “Google Maps - Transit & Food” (what marketeer came up with that name? To me, that signals “not the real Google Maps”)
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#145I clicked on the link on my PC. Noted the name of the app ("Openai ChatGP") and the description ("The official app by OpenAI") I opened App Store on my iPhone and typed the name of the app, verbatim . The official/correct app was not in the first 20 entries (which is as far as I was willing to scroll). Which, to me: 1. Shows why an official app is needed even though the web version works perfectly fine on iPhone and…
Are you outside the US? It seems to be region locked to US right now, so all of the third party frontend apps are all you see when searching from elsewhere.
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#146Is there an iOS SDK to leverage their APIs? Seems like they'd need one to build this app so it would be nice for them to release it to the broader dev community.
The OpenAI APIs are pretty easily accessible over HTTP. Not sure what an iOS SDK would bring to the table.
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#147NOT loving the excessive vibrations on the phone. It increases my anxiety somehow... I'd remove it honestly or make it 10% of what it is in certain cases only. I might be alone in this, but we've been trained for vibrations to mean something. Vibrating the phone on every line or response from ChatGPT seems excessive to me (and a battery drain as well!).
Yeah this is highly excessive and irregular use of haptics. I expect they will turn that off by default within a week.
I turned off haptics immediately in settings, but most people will be complaining before they figure that out.
It is annoying enough the way that ChatGPT drips out results, but now it acts as a low-quality hand massager and battery drain too?
Not ideal, but the product is still very good and people will happily use it, regardless of these "extra features"
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#148For people outside the US: use a second apple account with Region set to US. I have used this many times for country specific public transport or delivery apps but same thing works here. You do not lose access to other apps, sync features or subscriptions. Go into the App Store app, not your phone settings, click your profile and scroll all the way down to log out. Then log in with a US account, download the app and…
do updates work if i switch back to my original account?
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#149What does this add over opening chat.openai.com in Safari? It seems like I could perhaps browse conversation history offline (but I can't tell for sure), and voice dictation. I've just used it in Safari with no problems, so I want to know if any compelling reasons exist to use the app. I'd guess it includes additional tracking enabled by an app and other undesirable aspects of an app.
It’s actually less functional than the web interface — plugins and web browsing features are unavailable. But it does do a LOT of haptic.
Turned off in 30 seconds, boy is that annoying..
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#150I clicked on the link on my PC. Noted the name of the app ("Openai ChatGP") and the description ("The official app by OpenAI") I opened App Store on my iPhone and typed the name of the app, verbatim . The official/correct app was not in the first 20 entries (which is as far as I was willing to scroll). Which, to me: 1. Shows why an official app is needed even though the web version works perfectly fine on iPhone and…
> 1. Shows why an official app is needed even though the web version works perfectly fine on iPhone and is probably easier Agreed that an official app is needed, clearly. > 2. Doesn't actually seem to solve the problem For now. Eventually it'll get sorted. > 3. Puts to shame all the touted benefits of a "walled garden/closed ecosystem". Despite having the same experience, I disagree with your conclusion. It has nothi…
> while Apple allowed these copycats into the App Store without really considering the customer experience.
And what is Apple supposed to do in this case? Block independent devs from submitting valid apps? Then they’d be blamed for supporting big corp and monopolistic practices. Damned if they do and damned if they don’t.