The popular AI chatbot ChatGPT will soon disappear from WhatsApp. Meta has announced that, as part of its new policy, third-party AI bots will be completely banned on WhatsApp starting January 2026.

WhatsApp will let users connect third-party AI agents to the app, chat with them, and give them instructions to carry out tasks on their behalf.

WhatsApp is reportedly testing third-party AI agents on Android, letting users access external services within the app, though these conversations are currently not end-to-end encrypted ...

WhatsApp is building a feature that lets users plug a third-party AI agent directly into a private chat, according to WABetaInfo, which spotted the option in a limited Android beta rollout.

Starting next year, AI companies won’t be allowed to use WhatsApp as a chat interface. Here are the details. For the past few months, companies such as OpenAI and Perplexity have launched phone ...

WhatsApp is testing a new feature that will allow users to connect third-party AI agents and bots directly within the app. Each AI agent will have a dedicated chat, eliminating the need for users to ...

WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature that may allow users to bring third-party AI agents and bots directly into messaging apps. The feature is spotted in WhatsApp beta for Android version 2 ...

WhatsApp will no longer permit general-purpose AI chatbots, such as ChatGPT, to operate on its platform under a new policy ...

Microsoft’s AI chatbot Copilot will no longer be available on WhatsApp after January 15, the company has shared. After that date, users on WhatsApp won’t be able to chat with the AI unless they switch ...

WhatsApp is testing third-party AI agents inside chats for select iPhone users across limited countries. The feature reached WhatsApp beta for iOS 26.37.10.70 t ...