ChatGPT✓ ReviewedTry itChecked 30 August 2026ChatGPT Work now follows you across devices. The unfinished task is becoming the product.
ChatGPT's desktop update brings Projects into the app, unifies Chat and Work history and lets cloud Work conversations continue across web, mobile and desktop.
Bit’s takeaway
What changed
OpenAI added a clearer Chat and Work choice in the desktop app, unified their recent conversations, surfaced existing Projects and enabled cloud Work threads to sync across web, mobile and desktop. Local Work conversations remain on the computer where they began.
Why it matters
The improvement is continuity rather than raw model capability. A longer task can now move between devices without being rebuilt, which makes project hygiene, stale context and the difference between local and cloud work more important.
Who should care
- People using ChatGPT Projects for ongoing work
- Teams starting longer Work tasks on desktop and reviewing elsewhere
What to do
Use one existing Project for a bounded Work task, continue it on another device and confirm which files, instructions and progress carried over before relying on the pattern for sensitive work.
The human take
Tools change fast. Your judgment matters more.
The person still curates the Project context and checks what followed the task from one device to another.
Affected guidance
Put this to work
Verified facts
- OpenAI added Projects and unified Chat and Work history to the desktop app, and cloud Work conversations can continue across web, mobile and desktop.Checked
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