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ChatGPT Becomes Your Digital Concierge: A Hands-On Guide to the New App Integrations

In 2026, ChatGPT is no longer just a chatbot. It’s evolving into a central hub for daily tasks, thanks to direct integrations with a growing list of popular apps. By linking your accounts, you can instruct the AI to act on your behalf within services like Spotify, DoorDash, and Uber.

The process is straightforward. Inside ChatGPT, simply mention an app like ‘Spotify’ or ‘Expedia’ at the start of your prompt. The assistant will then guide you through connecting your account. For a bulk setup, visit Settings > Apps and Connectors to browse and link available services.

This convenience comes with a necessary consideration: data sharing. Connecting an account grants ChatGPT access to relevant personal data—like your Spotify listening history or Expedia travel preferences—to power these personalized actions. Users should review permissions during setup and can disconnect apps at any time via Settings.

The current roster is expansive. Need a last-minute gift? Target’s integration lets you build a basket via chat. Planning a trip? Expedia and Booking.com can surface options. For creative work, link Canva or Figma to generate visual drafts from a text prompt. DoorDash (U.S. only) can assemble a grocery order, while new partners like Wix enable full website creation through conversation.

Available primarily in the U.S. and Canada for now, the feature set continues to expand. OpenAI has signaled that more partners, including PayPal and Walmart, are slated to join the ecosystem this year, pointing to a future where our digital assistants handle an even wider array of our daily interactions.

Source: TechCrunch

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