# ChatGPT is reportedly developing a smartphone that uses an AI “agent” to perform tasks on your behalf.

*business · news · 2026-04-27 · Gizmodo*

## Key points

- OpenAI is developing an 'AI agent phone' that replaces apps with AI-driven task completion.
- Ming-Chi Kuo reports OpenAI is partnering with Qualcomm and MediaTek to create custom processors.
- This is the first credible report that OpenAI is working on a full smartphone, not just wearables.
- OpenAI aims to fully control both hardware and operating system to enable comprehensive AI agent services.
- OpenAI's phone is rumored to go into mass production in 2028.

**Companies:** Apple, OpenAI, Qualcomm, MediaTek
**Countries:** United States, China

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