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OpenAI adds Codex mobile access inside ChatGPT app

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OpenAI has extended Codex, its AI coding agent, to mobile devices. The ChatGPT app on iPhone and Android now allows developers to initiate, monitor, and approve coding tasks—including feature writing, bug fixes, and pull request proposals—while Codex continues executing work on connected laptops or remote environments. The mobile interface displays live session state, including active threads, code diffs, terminal output, screenshots, and test results.

The feature is currently in preview across iOS and Android in supported regions and requires updated versions of both the ChatGPT mobile app and Codex for macOS. Windows support is planned for later release.

For development teams using Codex, the mobile expansion removes friction from the approval workflow. Developers can now unblock AI-assisted coding tasks from anywhere rather than requiring desktop access to review and authorize agent actions. Teams should evaluate whether this capability affects their current code review processes and governance policies around AI-generated code.

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