OpenAI Adds iCloud Mail and Calendar to ChatGPT

OpenAI has added iCloud Mail and Calendar connections to ChatGPT, allowing users to search email, manage inboxes and update calendar events through prompts. The company announced the plugins on October 27, 2026, and said they are available on all ChatGPT plans on web, desktop and iOS. To connect either service, users must sign in with an Apple account and create an app-specific password. The password is required separately from a user’s regular Apple Account password. Users can connect Mail and Calendar independently, depending on which information they want ChatGPT to access. OpenAI says the plugins can find messages, summarize conversations, check upcoming calendar items and change events. Their access is limited to messages and events associated with iCloud. Connecting iCloud does not give ChatGPT access to Gmail or Outlook accounts that may also appear in Apple’s Mail or Calendar apps; those services require separate connections. The company also says ChatGPT Pro subscribers can allow its Dot agent to use either plugin. OpenAI described the integrations as available across its plans, while Dot access is a separate Pro feature. The plugins extend ChatGPT’s existing support...