ChatGPT update brings a big multitasking boost to Macs but getting it can prove confusing

Date:
Wed, 07 Aug 2024 10:18:45 +0000

Description:
The latest update to ChatGPTs Mac app brings some useful multitasking improvements, but the update process can be unclear.

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OpenAIs ChatGPT chatbot runs in your web browser, but the company has also launched a macOS desktop version of its artificial intelligence (AI) helper. Now, thanks to a newly released version of the ChatGPT Mac app, OpenAI has made it easier to multitask with the popular AI chatbot.

With the latest update , OpenAI has changed how ChatGPT works when you have other apps open. Previously, you could press the Option-Space keyboard shortcut to open ChatGPTs Spotlight-like search box on your Mac. After youd typed your request and pressed Return, ChatGPTs main window would come to the front, even if it had previously been hidden behind a different apps window.

Now, things work a little differently. Lets say youre working in a web
browser and then press Option-Space to bring up ChatGPTs search box. After entering your request and pressing Return, youll be presented with a small ChatGPT overlay that sits on top of your previous windows, rather than the getting main ChatGPT window.

That means theres no need to keep switching between apps you can just position the ChatGPT mini-window on top of or alongside everything else. Update quirks (Image credit: Iryna Imago)

This change is not the only update in ChatGPTs latest version. OpenAI says it has also brought improvements to data analysis, whereby ChatGPT-generated tables and charts now have a new expandable view that you can interact with. As well as that, you can customize and download charts for presentations and documents, OpenAI says, and pick specific table cells for ChatGPT to conduct further analysis on.

There are also several bug fixes and other improvements in the app, including the addition of several new keyboard shortcuts, extra customization options, performance and security improvements, and more.

It's worth noting that we encountered a strange situation when updating to
the latest ChatGPT version. Downloading the app from OpenAIs website got us version 1.2024.199, which contained the new mini-window feature. Yet updating the app to version 1.2024.212 seemingly removed the new overlay.

A second time, downloading the app from the OpenAI website didn't give us the new feature, yet updating it fixed the problem. If youre struggling to find the feature after updating ChatGPT, its worth trying a few different ways of downloading and updating the app.

OpenAI hasnt said when exactly well see a Windows version of the ChatGPT desktop app, other than teasing that its coming later in 2024. If youve got a Mac and want to test out the new ChatGPT features, though, you can dive right in, provided your Mac has an M1 chip or better and is running macOS 14 (Sonoma) or later. You might also like What is ChatGPT? Everything you need
to know about the AI chatbot Mac users rejoice! The ChatGPT app is finally available for everyone, not just subscribers OpenAI just snubbed Windows 11 users with its Mac-only ChatGPT app heres why



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Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/computing/artificial-intelligence/chatgpt-update-bri ngs-a-big-multitasking-boost-to-macs-but-getting-it-can-prove-confusing


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