Overview
- OpenAI began rolling out a preview Thursday that lets the ChatGPT phone app control Codex sessions running on a user’s computer.
- From a phone, users can review outputs, approve commands, switch models, start new work, and manage any Codex thread.
- OpenAI says files, credentials, permissions, and the local setup stay on the host machine as the app streams screenshots, terminal logs, diffs, and test results in real time.
- The preview works on iOS and Android for all ChatGPT plans, including the free and Go tiers, and for now it connects only to Codex running on macOS.
- The mobile link uses a relay that reaches trusted machines without exposing them to the public internet, and it also adds access to remote enterprise environments over SSH.