Put your business on autopilot
Get a text the moment the email you're waiting for lands
ChatGPT texts your phone with a two-line summary the minute the reply you've been refreshing for shows up.
Published . Steps as of October 2026.
Can ChatGPT text me when an important email arrives?
Yes, if you have a ChatGPT dot. Connect your email to your dot, turn on Texting in its profile, then text it who and what you're waiting for and how often to check. As of October 2026, texting your dot is a beta for Pro users in the US, through iMessage or RCS. If you only need a heads-up, ask for the summary. If the email needs an answer, ask the dot to draft a reply and approve it before anything goes out.
A sketch of what you'll get back.
Your prompt
Fill in your details. Skip any you like.
ChatGPT opens with your prompt already typed in. It's copied too, just in case.
The prompt that gets copied
Please keep an eye on my connected inbox for an email from [SENDER NAME, e.g. Dana at Tidewell Coaching] about [EMAIL TOPIC, e.g. the signed contract]. Check every [HOW OFTEN, e.g. 30 minutes] until [STOP TIME, e.g. Friday at 5pm]. When it arrives, text me right away with who sent it, a two-line summary in plain words, any date, amount or deadline it mentions, and whether they're asking me to do anything. If it needs a reply, draft a short, friendly one I can approve, but don't send anything without my yes. If nothing has arrived by the stop time, text me once to say so and suggest a polite nudge email I could send. Don't text me about any other emails.
Text your ChatGPT dot who and what you're waiting on, like a signed contract or a refund reply. It watches your connected inbox and texts you a plain summary when it arrives.
Step by step
- Open your dot's profile in the ChatGPT desktop app and select Texting
- Connect your email in your dot's Customize, then Plugins, if it isn't already
- Text your dot the prompt from your phone with the sender and topic filled in
- Reply to its text when the email lands to approve or change the draft answer
What you'll get
A text on your phone when the email lands, with a plain-words summary, any deadline in it and a reply draft waiting for your okay.
Texting your dot is a beta for ChatGPT Pro users in the US only, via iMessage or RCS. Released 2026-10-28.
- Made for
- Everyone, Small business owners, Coaches
- Works in
- ChatGPT
