10 NEW ChatGPT Settings & Features To Get 10x Better Responses (don’t skip)

10 NEW ChatGPT Settings & Features

Table of Contents

Outline 📋

  • Introduction — why these features matter
  • Feature 1: Roob (connect ChatGPT to 500+ apps)
  • Feature 2: Follow-up suggestions (turn on in app settings)
  • Feature 3: Branch into a new chat to manage context windows
  • Feature 4: Managed apps and enable “Work with apps”
  • Feature 5: Record feature — capture meetings and audio
  • Feature 6: Scheduling — automate recurring checks and tasks
  • Feature 7: Custom ChatGPT (system prompts, personality, traits)
  • Feature 8: Developer / connector mode (MCP servers and advanced connectors)
  • Feature 9: Personalization & memory settings (reference history, record history)
  • Feature 10: Suggested edits & automatically applied suggestions
  • Practical setup, privacy considerations, and pro tips
  • FAQ
  • Conclusion & next steps

Why these features matter 🚀

AI is no longer a “nice to have”—it’s required if you want to boost your value at work, ship products faster, or automate repetitive tasks. These new ChatGPT features move the tool from a conversational assistant to an integrated workflow platform. You can: automate Slack and email, schedule tasks, fetch and analyze data from Google Sheets, connect to Notion or Linear, and even have ChatGPT act across multiple apps automatically.

What I’ve seen is simple: when you use these features, your interactions with ChatGPT get higher-quality outputs, faster execution, and real-world effects (like sending messages, updating spreadsheets, or monitoring flights for price drops). That’s why it’s worth spending time enabling the right settings and learning how to combine them.

Feature 1 — Roob: Connect ChatGPT to 500+ apps 🔗

The single most powerful feature I’ve used recently is Roob (you’ll find it under the GPTs tab). Roob is a connector layer inside ChatGPT that exposes more than 500 apps and 15,000 tools from a single chat. Think of it as a universal integration engine inside ChatGPT.

What Roob does

  • Connects ChatGPT to hundreds of apps (Slack, Google Drive, Google Sheets, Notion, Linear, etc.).
  • Lets you build multi-step workflows across apps from one chat window.
  • Provides sample use cases and step-by-step guides for common automations.

How to access Roob

  1. Open ChatGPT and click GPTs.
  2. Search for “Roob” (or similar connector GPT) and select it.
  3. Click “Start chat”.
  4. When Roob uses a new connected app for the first time, confirm the permissions it requests.

Example use case: “Summarize my emails from yesterday, update a Google Sheet with action items, and post a highlight in Slack.” Roob can call each app, collect the data, transform it, and deliver outputs automatically when combined with scheduling (covered below).

Pro tips

  • Confirm permissions carefully the first time Roob interacts with any new app.
  • Use Roob for analytics tasks (pulling data from Twitter, Google Analytics, etc.) and then schedule it to run daily or weekly.
  • Combine Roob with ChatGPT’s scheduled actions to fully automate repetitive tasks.

Feature 2 — Follow-up suggestions: Never wonder what to ask next 💡

Turn this setting on and every ChatGPT response ends with suggested follow-ups. This pull keeps conversations flowing and ensures you don’t get stuck wondering “what next?”

How to enable follow-up suggestions

  1. Open the ChatGPT app on mobile or desktop.
  2. At the bottom left, click Settings.
  3. Scroll to “Follow-up suggestions” and toggle it ON.

Example: Ask “How can I automate my Slack messages from school?” and the response will list options (Zapier, Make.com, etc.). Then, follow-up suggestions appear: “Would you like help setting this up?” or “Do you want more details?” That alone shortens the iteration loop and increases execution speed.

Why this improves responses

  • Provides immediate next steps so you can convert suggestions into actions.
  • Reduces cognitive load—ChatGPT suggests the next best move for you.
  • Works especially well when paired with custom ChatGPT personas and scheduled tasks.

Feature 3 — Branch into new chat: Manage long conversations and context windows 🌿

Long conversations eventually hit ChatGPT’s context window limits. When you’ve developed an interesting idea during a long chat and want to take it in a new direction, use “Branch into new chat.” That creates a new chat thread starting from the exact point you branched, allowing you to continue deep dives without losing the original context or bloating a single chat.

How to use it

  1. Click the three dots in the chat window of the message you want to pivot from.
  2. Select “Branch into new chat”.
  3. A new chat opens with that message as the starting point.

Use cases:

  • You brainstorm multiple product ideas in one thread—branch each idea into its own chat to build plans separately.
  • You’re in a deep debugging session—branch off to test a new hypothesis without losing the original debug trail.

Feature 4 — Managed apps & “Work with apps”: Let ChatGPT interact with local apps 🖥️

ChatGPT can now be given permission to interact with certain apps on your computer (right now a small set like Notes, Script Writer, Terminal, TextEdit are available, with more coming). To enable this you need to enable “Work with apps” and grant the individual managed app permissions.

How to enable managed apps

  1. Open ChatGPT settings.
  2. Scroll to “Manage apps” and turn it on.
  3. Enable “Work with apps” and grant permissions for each app you want ChatGPT to access.

What this enables:

  • ChatGPT can read or edit local files (when allowed).
  • Run scripts or use your terminal (subject to permission and security prompts).
  • Perform actions like composing text or updating local documents directly from the chat.

Note: This is being rolled out slowly. Expect more app integrations in the coming weeks—just like I predicted during the video.

Feature 5 — Record feature: Capture meetings, calls, and audio and send them into ChatGPT 🎙️

Want a transcript and action items from a meeting you just had? Use the record feature. It captures audio, lets you pause, and then sends the recording into ChatGPT for summarization, follow-ups, and next steps.

How to use the record feature

  1. Open the record interface inside ChatGPT.
  2. Start recording; pause or stop when you’re done.
  3. Click “Send” to upload the audio to ChatGPT.

What ChatGPT can do with recordings:

  • Summarize the meeting and extract action items.
  • Provide follow-up suggestions (emails, tasks, tickets to open).
  • Offer privacy-aware prompts like “How is the recording data stored?” to evaluate compliance and security.

Privacy & storage considerations

Always verify how recordings are stored and whether transcripts are retained in account memory or logs. If you handle sensitive data, confirm encryption and retention policies before using recordings in production contexts.

Feature 6 — Scheduling: Automate recurring checks and tasks ⏰

Scheduling lets ChatGPT run tasks on a periodic basis—daily, weekly, monthly, or custom intervals. This is the automation piece that turns ChatGPT into a background worker.

Examples of what you can schedule

  • Search for flights within a price range and notify you if found (e.g., “Search JFK to Lisbon for under $1,000”).
  • Summarize yesterday’s emails and create a task list in Notion every morning.
  • Pull analytics from social accounts and post a summary into Slack every Monday at 9 a.m.

How to create a schedule

  1. Open ChatGPT Settings and click Schedules.
  2. Click “Manage schedules” and create a new scheduled task with the desired frequency and parameters.
  3. Pick the exact time in 15-minute increments and select recurrence options.

Combine scheduling with Roob and managed apps to fully automate cross-app workflows—for example: weekly data pulls into Sheets, automatic conversions into Notion boards, and Slack notifications to your team.

Feature 7 — Customize ChatGPT: System prompts, traits, and personalities 🧠

Custom ChatGPT allows you to set a system prompt and define the traits you want ChatGPT to enforce. This is where you tell the model how to behave every single time it responds.

What to configure

  • Traits: specify tone (formal, friendly), behavior (double-check facts), and style (concise vs. detailed).
  • Personality: choose from preset personality types or provide a custom description.
  • What you do: define the context about your work so ChatGPT can tailor answers.

Example system prompt ideas:

  • “Always double-check claims and cite sources when possible.”
  • “Before finalizing an answer, ask clarifying questions if intent is ambiguous.”
  • “Keep responses under 200 words for quick summaries, but provide an expandable deep dive.”

Why this matters

Setting system prompts ensures consistent quality and reduces hallucinations. If you hate misinformation, instruct ChatGPT to verify claims. If you need more questions before answers, tell it to ask clarifying questions first. This is effectively your persistent prompt for every session.

Feature 8 — Developer / Connector Mode: Hook any tool via MCP servers 🛠️

There’s an advanced connectors area under Settings -> Connectors -> Advanced where you can turn on Developer Mode. This lets you connect ChatGPT to any tool that exposes an MCP server. In plain language: you can add custom integrations beyond the built-in connectors.

Use cases

  • Connect internal company systems to ChatGPT for secure queries and updates.
  • Create custom GPTs that interact with your private APIs or data stores.
  • Extend ChatGPT with domain-specific actions that aren’t available in standard connectors.

If you’re building enterprise automations or product hacks, Developer Mode is the bridge between your backend systems and ChatGPT’s conversational intelligence.

Feature 9 — Memory & Personalization: Reference history and record history 🧾

Memory is a game-changer when used well. Under Personalization you’ll find memory options like “reference safe memories”, “reference chat history”, and “reference record history”. Turning these on enables ChatGPT to remember important facts about you and use them to give better answers.

What to save as memory

  • Work-related preferences: your role, the tools you use, common projects.
  • Long-term planning: recurring deadlines, ongoing project names.
  • Communication style preferences: “Always use bullets for action items.”

How to manage memories

  1. Open Personalization and enable the memory options you want.
  2. Periodically review stored memories and delete outdated or incorrect items (e.g., “owns a 2022 Porsche 911S” if that’s no longer true).
  3. Schedule a weekly or monthly memory audit—don’t micromanage daily.

Good memory hygiene means ChatGPT won’t act on out-of-date information, which keeps outputs relevant and accurate.

Feature 10 — Automatically applied suggestions & Generate suggested edits ✍️

Enable “automatically applied suggestions” and “Generate suggested edits” to boost output quality. This setting lets ChatGPT propose and, in some cases, apply edits to responses or generated content automatically.

How it helps

  • Polishes drafts and proposals automatically, saving time on revisions.
  • Suggests improvements to prompts so the model responds better next time.
  • When writing emails or Slack messages, it can provide improved drafts and variations.

How to enable

  1. Open ChatGPT settings.
  2. Find “Automatically applied suggestions” and toggle it on.
  3. Enable “Generate suggested edits” if available for inline corrections and improvements.

Combined with follow-up suggestions and custom ChatGPT traits, this makes every round of writing considerably cleaner and more actionable.

Putting it all together: Practical setup guide 🛠️

Here’s a practical step-by-step plan to set up ChatGPT for maximum impact using the features above.

  1. Enable Follow-up Suggestions (Settings → Follow-up suggestions).
  2. Install and start Roob (GPTs → search Roob → Start chat) and connect your most-used apps (Google Drive, Slack, Notion, Sheets).
  3. Turn on Manage Apps and “Work with apps” if you want ChatGPT to interact with local files (grant each permission carefully).
  4. Enable Recording if you plan to feed meetings or calls into ChatGPT.
  5. Set up Schedules for recurring automations (e.g., daily analytics summary, weekly inbox summary, price tracker for travel).
  6. Customize ChatGPT: define traits like “double-check claims” and “ask clarifying questions when ambiguous”.
  7. Turn on Developer Mode under Connectors → Advanced if you need custom integrations.
  8. Enable memory settings (reference chat/record history) and then audit stored memories weekly or monthly.
  9. Turn on Automatically Applied Suggestions and Generate Suggested Edits to improve writing quality automatically.
  10. Test small automations first—confirm permissions, privacy handling, and expected outputs before scaling.

Sample automation you can build today

“Every Monday at 9 a.m., summarize last week’s customer support emails into a Google Sheet, extract top 3 issues, create Notion tasks for each, and post a summary in #ops Slack channel.”

How to build it: use Roob to connect Gmail, Google Sheets, Notion, and Slack; create the task in ChatGPT or Roob; then create a schedule to run weekly. Confirm permissions for each app once and then let it run.

Privacy, security, and governance 🔒

When you enable connectors, recordings, and local app access, you must consider privacy and security:

  • Confirm where recordings and transcripts are stored and who can access them.
  • Limit permissions to only apps you trust and review OAuth scopes before approval.
  • Use Developer Mode responsibly—only connect systems that have appropriate authentication and auditing.
  • For sensitive data (PHI, financial data, legal contracts), check compliance policies and encryption guarantees before processing through third-party connectors.

If you’re in an organization, loop in security and legal teams before enabling broad integrations. For personal use, enable only what you need and keep a habit of periodically auditing your connectors and stored memories.

Troubleshooting & tips 🧭

  • If ChatGPT forgets context, create a branch to keep related threads separate.
  • If automations fail, check the specific app’s connection status in Roob and re-authorize if needed.
  • For hallucination issues, update your custom ChatGPT traits to require “fact-check & cite sources” on responses.
  • If recordings are noisy or inaccurate, use a higher-quality mic or upload a cleaned audio file.
  • When schedules aren’t running, verify time zone settings and that your account has permissions for scheduled tasks.

FAQ ❓

Q: How do I find Roob and other GPTs inside ChatGPT?

A: In ChatGPT, click the GPTs tab, then search for the connector name (e.g., “Roob”). Click “Start chat” and follow the prompts to connect your apps. Permissions are requested the first time ChatGPT tries to access a given app.

Q: Is it safe to give ChatGPT access to my Google Drive or Slack?

A: It depends on your use case. For personal tasks, granting access to automation tools is common. For corporate or sensitive data, consult your security policies. Always review the OAuth scopes and limit access to the minimum needed.

Q: How does ChatGPT store recordings and transcripts?

A: Storage behavior depends on your account settings and the platform’s retention policies. Always verify where transcripts are stored, how long they are retained, and whether they can be removed. Use “reference record history” if you want ChatGPT to reference these recordings later, but audit them regularly.

Q: What’s the best way to avoid hallucinations?

A: Combine these tactics: enable a system prompt to require fact-checking and sources, ask ChatGPT to verify claims before finalizing, and turn on suggested edits so dubious assertions are flagged. When possible, ask ChatGPT to pull data from authoritative sources via connectors (Google Search, verified APIs).

Q: Can ChatGPT actually take actions in other apps?

A: Yes—when connectors like Roob are used and schedules or workflows are configured, ChatGPT can call APIs, update sheets, post messages in Slack, and interact with numerous apps. Each action requires permission and is subject to app-specific OAuth scopes.

Q: How often should I review ChatGPT memories?

A: Do a light review monthly and a deeper audit quarterly. Remove outdated facts (like old addresses, vehicles owned, or previous employers that aren’t relevant) to keep outputs accurate.

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Discover 10 new ChatGPT settings and features to connect apps, automate workflows, record meetings, manage memory, and get 10x better responses.

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  • Screenshot: Roob’s “Start chat” interface showing connected apps and sample workflows (alt text: “Roob connector listing apps”).
  • Screenshot: ChatGPT Settings → Follow-up suggestions turned on (alt text: “Follow-up suggestions setting in ChatGPT”).
  • Screenshot: Scheduling UI with a sample flight price watcher task (alt text: “ChatGPT schedules interface”).
  • Short explainer video or GIF: Branching into a new chat flow and creating a scheduled Roob automation (alt text: “Branch into new chat demo”).
  • Infographic: “10 Features to Supercharge ChatGPT” summarizing each feature and recommended setup steps (alt text: “Infographic summarizing the 10 features”).

Conclusion & call to action 📣

These 10 features collectively change how you can use ChatGPT. Instead of only being an idea generator, ChatGPT becomes an active assistant that connects to apps, records meetings, schedules tasks, and remembers the things that matter. Start by enabling follow-up suggestions and connecting one or two apps via Roob. Then schedule a small automation to run weekly. Iterate from there.

If you want to learn faster and build AI-driven products or workflows without code, consider joining the two-day AI Mastermind hosted by Outskill. It’s an intensive 16-hour weekend training that teaches automations, prompt engineering, and AI product building. For details visit: https://link.outskill.com/ROBS2

One final tip: don’t try to enable everything at once. Pick one automation that will save you time this week, set it up, and then add a new one next week. Small consistent wins compound quickly when your assistant is doing work for you in the background.

If you found this useful, try implementing one feature today—turn on follow-up suggestions and create one scheduled task. Then come back and share what you built or what questions you have.

 

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