In June, OpenAI rolled out an update to its conversational AI, ChatGPT, that adds several new features. The update focuses on the parts people use every day, with improvements spanning language learning, sports information, connected app controls, and conversation management across the web, iOS, and Android. The standout addition is a pronunciation guide that covers more than 60 languages.
A pronunciation guide for more than 60 languages
The first thing worth noting in this update is the ability to check how a word is pronounced on the spot. When you ask ChatGPT how to say a word, it returns both a written explanation and an audio example for more than 60 languages, right inside the conversation.
Until now, checking a pronunciation usually meant opening a separate dictionary app or audio service. Being able to confirm pronunciation without breaking the flow of the conversation strengthens ChatGPT's role as a study partner for language learners. It should also help when you are unsure how to read a proper noun or want to quickly check a greeting in a foreign language.
A dedicated experience for the 2026 World Cup
To coincide with the FIFA World Cup 2026, now underway, ChatGPT has gained a dedicated football experience. You can ask about match schedules, participating teams, player matchups, the storylines behind each country, and predictions about results and how the tournament might unfold.
During the tournament, information is updated constantly, so searching for each detail yourself is no small effort. The update sets up a single window where you can ask about everything on your mind as you follow the games.
Finer control over connected app permissions
For connections with external apps, the permission settings can now be chosen in more detail. Specifically, you can pick from three levels: always confirm before using an app, request approval only for important changes, or reduce interruptions by asking for confirmation less often.
As ChatGPT increasingly operates external services on the user's behalf, this lets the user decide how much to leave to automation and where a person should step in to confirm. It is a step toward placing the balance between convenience and safety in the hands of the person using it.
Usability gains on the web and mobile apps
Conversation management has also seen detailed improvements. On the web, you can pin chats and projects from the sidebar and organize recent conversations by project. Chats can be shared with a single click, and you can turn a highlighted part of a response into a note saved to your Library.
There are device-specific improvements too. On iPhone, launching the camera and uploading photos now feel faster. On Android, users on paid plans can long-press the send button to choose a different model for a single message without changing their default setting.
Alongside this, OpenAI is expanding voice input in the ChatGPT app to more than 70 languages, with improvements that let you mix languages within a single sentence and automatically detect the language being spoken. From both the pronunciation guide and voice input, the aim of strengthening multilingual usability comes through.
Summary
This ChatGPT update is led not by a flashy new model, but by refinements that pay off in everyday use. Centered on a pronunciation guide for more than 60 languages, it adds a World Cup information hub, connected app permission settings, and conversation organization features all at once. Each change may look small on its own, but the work is aligned with everyday uses such as language study, sports, and delegating tasks, so the longer you use ChatGPT, the more likely you are to feel the benefit.
