HIGHLIGHTS:
- The ChatGPT application is gearing up to add new support for enhancing the user’s experience.
- It appears that ChatGPT is setting up an overlay, which implies support for voice input.
- Microsoft actually removed support for Bing to be the default assist application when it announced its GPT-based LLM experience.
It appears that the ChatGPT application is gearing up to add new support for enhancing the user’s experience.
Undoubtedly, Google Assistant plays an essential role in being the default assistant application across Android smartphones, but the stage has long supported using other applications for that functionality. At the moment, just as LLMs take over, the ChatGPT application also appears to be working on support for being an Android assistant application.
Third-party assistant applications on Android are no longer strangers. Already, it has been seen that Microsoft delivers this with Cortana, and Amazon still delivers it along with Alexa too. While an application is set as the default assistant application in Android, it has the power to replace Google Assistant in the form of a long-press gesture for the home or power button, as well as the swipe gesture while using Android’s gesture navigation.
Recent reports indicate that ChatCPT will adopt the same functionality. A new activity in the latest version of the ChatGPT application has been spotted by Android Authority, and it appears that the application is setting up for an overlay, which implies support for voice input. However, it’s similar enough to Google Assistant, but for now the functionality is not enabled by default, and it’s not fully functional either.
However, bits of code in the application point to work on permitting ChatGPT to be the default assistant application; unfortunately, it’s entirely unfinished. Also, a few of those tidbits include an XML file titled “assistant_interaction_serivce” and a tag labeled “supportAssist,” but at the moment, there’s a lot of work missing to actually get this all up and running.
The noticeable fact is that Microsoft actually removed support for Bing to be the default assist application when it announced its GPT-based LLM experience. Also, it is not exactly clear yet when this functionality will be on the floor or if it will be free or paid. With a Plus subscription, users can access extra features in ChatGPT empowered by OpenAI. Additionally, the application’s code hints at the inclusion of a Quick Settings tile for ChatGPT, which is likely to be exclusive to the Plus subscription. Let’s just wait and see exactly what new enhancements the brand will offer.
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