Tech Desk 
Feb 12, 2025
In iOS 18.2, Apple integrated ChatGPT with Apple Intelligence to expand the range of artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities accessible to users on supported iPhone models.
One skill in particular that you may not know of is the ability to generate images in the Messages app. ChatGPT uses DALL·E to generate the images, which have results almost invariably better than Apple's Image Playground.
Gadinsider has compiled a guide on how can you generate images in the Messages app using DALL-E on iPhone.
How to set up ChatGPT on iPhone
If you have Apple Intelligence enabled on an iPhone 15 Pro or iPhone 16, setting up ChatGPT integration requires just a few steps, and you can begin without even having a ChatGPT account.
You can begin with the basic setup, upgrading to a connected account later if required.
- Open Settings.
- Tap Apple Intelligence & Siri.
- Under "Extensions," tap ChatGPT.
- Toggle on the switch next to Use ChatGPT.
How to generate images in Messages app on iPhone
- When ChatGPT integration is enabled, whenever you invoke Siri, the voice assistant analyses your request to view if it's something that needs to be answered by ChatGPT.
- However, you can specify that you want to use ChatGPT by starting a Siri query with "ChatGPT."
- When you're in a Messages conversation and want to express something with an image, tap inside the input field, hold down the Side button on your device to rouse Siri, then say something like, "ChatGPT, generate an image of a cat reading a book about fish."
- Give it a few seconds to think, and ChatGPT will drop the image into the text field, ready for it to be shared in the conversation.
- If you're happy with the output, just tap the Send button to send it on its way.
- If the image doesn't turn out quite how you hoped, you have a few options.
- You can tap Rewrite, and ChatGPT will re-generate from scratch a new image based on your prompt.
