xAI has updated Grok Bot on iPhone and Android with on-device connections for Calendar, Reminders, Contacts, Messages, location-based search and Home controls, Softonic reported on October 23. Users can ask Grok Bot to check their schedule, create calendar events and reminders, add contacts, read or send messages, find nearby places, and control smart home devices such as lights and locks.

That puts Grok Bot much closer to the phone assistants people already know from Siri, Google Assistant and Alexa. xAI says permissions are handled one app at a time rather than through a single all-or-nothing prompt, so a user could allow Reminders while keeping Messages blocked. The update also brings Apple CarPlay and iPhone Action Button support.

The company has shared little publicly about how the connected data is stored or kept separate, and the broader access is likely to draw more scrutiny over memory and safety. Grok Bot launched in beta on August 11 and is available through paid offerings including SuperGrok.