--- title: "OpenAI's Dot agent now takes tasks by text message" description: "Dot users can assign work from iMessage or RCS, send photos and voice notes, and get proactive updates back." url: https://tech.skoop.news/openai-now-lets-you-text-your-chatgpt-dot-agent-to-get-thing-f2831b/ published: 2026-10-30T04:12:53.719462-04:00 modified: 2026-10-30T04:12:53.719491-04:00 section: "Tech & Apps" publisher: "skoop.news" language: en keywords: ["Dot", "Claude Duet", "Using Claude Duet", "Jay Peters", "OpenAI", "ChatGPT", "RCS"] hashtags: ["#ClaudeDuet", "#UsingClaudeDuet", "#JayPeters", "#App", "#tech"] image: https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Leaflet_at_Narita_arrival._Requirement_to_have_a_smartphone_to_enter_Japan_during_COVID-19_pandemic.jpg/1280px-Leaflet_at_Narita_arrival._Requirement_to_have_a_smartphone_to_enter_Japan_during_COVID-19_pandemic.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail --- # OpenAI's Dot agent now takes tasks by text message > Dot users can assign work from iMessage or RCS, send photos and voice notes, and get proactive updates back. Published 2026-10-30 · Updated 2026-10-30 · Tech & Apps, [skoop.news](https://skoop.news/) ## In brief - OpenAI is bringing its Dot agent into regular messaging apps, so users can assign tasks without opening ChatGPT [[1]](https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/openai-now-lets-you-text-your-chatgpt-dot-agent-to-get-things-done/). - When OpenAI debuted its Dot agents late last month, it promised users would eventually be able to text them instructions [[2]](https://www.engadget.com/2300235/openai-now-lets-you-text-your-dot-agent/). - To set up texting, open your Dot's profile in the ChatGPT mobile or desktop app, or on desktop web, and select Texting [[1]](https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/openai-now-lets-you-text-your-chatgpt-dot-agent-to-get-things-done/). ## What changed OpenAI is bringing its Dot agent into regular messaging apps, so users can assign tasks without opening ChatGPT [[1]](https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/openai-now-lets-you-text-your-chatgpt-dot-agent-to-get-things-done/). The feature works with both iMessage and RCS messaging [[2]](https://www.engadget.com/2300235/openai-now-lets-you-text-your-dot-agent/). Users can send their Dot text, photos, and voice messages [[1]](https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/openai-now-lets-you-text-your-chatgpt-dot-agent-to-get-things-done/). The Dot will also text users proactively with relevant updates [[1]](https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/openai-now-lets-you-text-your-chatgpt-dot-agent-to-get-things-done/). ## A promise kept When OpenAI debuted its Dot agents late last month, it promised users would eventually be able to text them instructions [[2]](https://www.engadget.com/2300235/openai-now-lets-you-text-your-dot-agent/). The story reported by Jay Peters says OpenAI had promised texting was coming for its AI agents, and it is now here [[3]](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1021183/openai-now-lets-you-text-your-dot). OpenAI says it partnered with Linq to provide messaging support [[2]](https://www.engadget.com/2300235/openai-now-lets-you-text-your-dot-agent/). ## Setting up texting To set up texting, open your Dot's profile in the ChatGPT mobile or desktop app, or on desktop web, and select Texting [[1]](https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/openai-now-lets-you-text-your-chatgpt-dot-agent-to-get-things-done/). Setup requires verifying a phone number, saving the contact the Dot sends back, and messaging it to begin [[1]](https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/openai-now-lets-you-text-your-chatgpt-dot-agent-to-get-things-done/). iMessage users should ensure iMessage is enabled on an iPhone, and Android users must enable RCS [[2]](https://www.engadget.com/2300235/openai-now-lets-you-text-your-dot-agent/). Android users need to enable RCS in their messaging app [[1]](https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/openai-now-lets-you-text-your-chatgpt-dot-agent-to-get-things-done/). ## How updates and approvals work Using context from ChatGPT conversations and connected channels, the Dot can choose where to send updates [[1]](https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/openai-now-lets-you-text-your-chatgpt-dot-agent-to-get-things-done/). You can tell it to text only when something urgent comes up, which keeps routine updates inside ChatGPT [[1]](https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/openai-now-lets-you-text-your-chatgpt-dot-agent-to-get-things-done/). If a task needs your approval, the Dot sends a link so you can review the request in the app [[1]](https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/openai-now-lets-you-text-your-chatgpt-dot-agent-to-get-things-done/). Any information the Dot writes to its memory is shared across ChatGPT and text, so context carries over between conversations [[2]](https://www.engadget.com/2300235/openai-now-lets-you-text-your-dot-agent/). ## Privacy and limits OpenAI says only the user can text their Dot, and the Dot can only message the user [[1]](https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/openai-now-lets-you-text-your-chatgpt-dot-agent-to-get-things-done/). Setting up the feature does not give Dot or OpenAI access to the user's other text conversations [[1]](https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/openai-now-lets-you-text-your-chatgpt-dot-agent-to-get-things-done/). Texting supports only one-to-one conversations [[1]](https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/openai-now-lets-you-text-your-chatgpt-dot-agent-to-get-things-done/). Dots are currently not available to Plus tier users [[2]](https://www.engadget.com/2300235/openai-now-lets-you-text-your-dot-agent/). ## The competition The personal agent space is busy, since Anthropic joined last week with Claude Duet [[2]](https://www.engadget.com/2300235/openai-now-lets-you-text-your-dot-agent/). Using Claude Duet currently requires joining a waitlist that is only open to people in the US [[2]](https://www.engadget.com/2300235/openai-now-lets-you-text-your-dot-agent/). Anthropic has said it plans to offer Claude Duet to subscribers of its $20 per month Pro plan [[2]](https://www.engadget.com/2300235/openai-now-lets-you-text-your-dot-agent/). The d2 reviewer wrote that in their testing, OpenAI's Dots are comparatively more polished [[2]](https://www.engadget.com/2300235/openai-now-lets-you-text-your-dot-agent/). ## What this means for you If you use a Dot, you can now assign it tasks by text instead of opening ChatGPT [[1]](https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/openai-now-lets-you-text-your-chatgpt-dot-agent-to-get-things-done/). Check that iMessage is enabled on an iPhone, or that RCS is enabled on an Android device, before you start [[2]](https://www.engadget.com/2300235/openai-now-lets-you-text-your-dot-agent/). If you subscribe to the Plus tier, note that Dots are currently not available to you [[2]](https://www.engadget.com/2300235/openai-now-lets-you-text-your-dot-agent/). If you want fewer interruptions, you can tell your Dot to text only when something urgent comes up [[1]](https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/openai-now-lets-you-text-your-chatgpt-dot-agent-to-get-things-done/). ## Sources 1. [OpenAI now lets you text your ChatGPT Dot agent to get things done](https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/openai-now-lets-you-text-your-chatgpt-dot-agent-to-get-things-done/) — Digital Trends 2. [OpenAI Now Lets You Text Your Dot Agent](https://www.engadget.com/2300235/openai-now-lets-you-text-your-dot-agent/) — Engadget 3. [OpenAI now lets you text your Dot.](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1021183/openai-now-lets-you-text-your-dot) — The Verge Image: Photo (illustrative): Syced / Wikimedia Commons, CC0 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leaflet_at_Narita_arrival._Requirement_to_have_a_smartphone_to_enter_Japan_during_COVID-19_pandemic.jpg) --- Written from the sources above and checked twice (rules and an independent model) before publishing. How we work: https://skoop.news/how-we-work/ · Corrections: https://skoop.news/corrections/