Perplexity AI WhatsApp assistant: Perplexity AI adds WhatsApp task scheduling support: Here’s how it works

For example, you can ask the AI chatbot to remind you to turn off the AC in one hour or ask it to send updates about something you are interested in whenever you want. As you can see in the image below, the AI chatbot will remind you of these tasks by sending a text message on WhatsApp.

Here’s how you can schedule tasks in Perplexity on WhatsApp. (Express Photo)

To use Perplexity on WhatsApp, add  +1 (833) 436-3285 to your contacts, open WhatsApp on your preferred device and start talking to the AI chatbot without having to install any additional apps. Perplexity on WhatsApp lets users do tasks like answering questions, researching topics, generating custom images and summarising content, to name a few. The AI chatbot is also available on Telegram under the name “askplexbot.”

Compared to the native app, Perplexity’s WhatsApp integration is a huge step, as users on the platform don’t have to sign up or log in to use the service. Last month, Perplexity AI CEO Aravind Srinivas confirmed that they were planning to add more features to the WhatsApp version of the chatbot. Some of these include a voice mode, memes, videos, fact-checking capabilities, and the newly introduced assistant functionalities, to name a few.

The company also recently upgraded its chatbot on X (formerly Twitter) with new video capabilities that allow users to generate eight-second clips with sound using generative AI. Earlier this month, both Apple and Meta were reportedly considering purchasing Perplexity. While Meta has been on a shopping spree for months now, Apple’s name comes as a surprise, as it could signal a potential shift in Cupertino’s AI strategy.