{"id":264379,"date":"2026-06-04T13:18:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T17:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/04\/apples-messages-app-on-iphone-now-has-a-third-party-ai-agent\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T17:20:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T21:20:26","slug":"apples-messages-app-on-iphone-now-has-a-third-party-ai-agent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/04\/apples-messages-app-on-iphone-now-has-a-third-party-ai-agent\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple\u2019s Messages app on iPhone now has a third-party AI agent"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apple\u2019s Messages app on iPhone now has a third-party AI agent<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/06\/04\/apples-messages-app-on-iphone-now-has-a-third-party-ai-agent\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-06-04 13:18:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: 9to5mac.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Third-party AI service Poke was just approved for use in Apple\u2019s Messages app on iPhone, bringing an AI agent directly into iMessage for the first time. Here are the details.<\/p>\n

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Poke is now available in Apple\u2019s Messages app via Business workaround<\/h2>\n

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Years ago, Apple launched Messages for Business as a way for iPhone users to contact businesses inside the native iMessage interface.<\/p>\n

Now, that technology appears to have enabled the first third-party AI agent inside Messages.<\/p>\n

Poke has been approved by Apple, letting you chat with the service in the iPhone\u2019s Messages app and have it take action on your requests.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a glimpse at what it looks like, via Poke\u2019s announcement post:<\/p>\n

You can message Poke on your iPhone following the instructions on Poke\u2019s website. And a variety of examples of what Poke can do, including third-party integrations, can be found here.<\/p>\n

Currently, the service appears to be experiencing issues. I sent a message a few minutes ago and have yet to receive a reply, and saw similar reports on social media.<\/p>\n

Hopefully that\u2019s just a sign of overwhelming demand, rather than evidence that Apple has already revoked its initial approval.<\/p>\n

Have you tried using Poke in the Messages app? How\u2019s it working for you? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n

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