OpenAI's Oct 9 dots update lets you create and customize a dot from the ChatGPT iOS and Android apps. Dots can now start work in Codex, follow up on existing threads using ChatGPT conversations, Codex threads and automations as context, and read and edit ChatGPT Work scheduled tasks.
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- ✓Create, name, theme and connect plugins to a dot from the iOS/Android app
- ✓Dots can start Codex work and continue existing threads, choosing when to start fresh
- ✓Context from ChatGPT conversations, Codex threads and automations
- ✓Dots can read and edit ChatGPT Work scheduled automations
- ✓Announcement: ~1,090 likes, ~119K views
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OpenAI's dots update for Oct 5–9, 2026 lets users create a dot directly in the ChatGPT iOS and Android apps: name it, customize its look, connect plugins, and optionally open ChatGPT straight into the dot conversation. Dots can now start work in Codex and follow up on existing threads, searching ChatGPT conversations and using context from Codex threads and automations, and they are better at deciding whether to continue a thread or start a new one. Dots can also read and edit ChatGPT Work automations. Other fixes: faster cloud browsing and sidebar loading, less excessive network usage, fewer duplicate phone notifications, Outlook setup fixes, and self-renaming dot-managed threads. No performance metrics were published.
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