ChatGPT Mobile App Now Integrates OpenAI’s Codex
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– The author is a senior reporter covering technology and gaming who joined The Verge in 2019 after working at Techmeme.
– OpenAI is making Codex, its desktop AI coding tool, accessible through the ChatGPT mobile app.
– With the mobile app, users can remotely instruct Codex on their computer to complete tasks, review outputs, and approve commands.
– The mobile feature keeps files, credentials, and permissions on the user’s computer while sending real-time updates to the phone.
– The preview is rolling out now on iOS and Android for all ChatGPT plans, including the free plan.
OpenAI is expanding access to Codex, its desktop AI agent that writes code and interacts with apps, by bringing it to the ChatGPT mobile app. Users can now control the desktop tool directly from their phone, enabling remote oversight of complex programming tasks.
With this integration, the ChatGPT mobile app acts as a remote command center for Codex. You can use your phone to “work across all of your threads, review outputs, approve commands, change models, or start something new” within the desktop environment, as detailed in OpenAI’s announcement. The local machine retains all your files, credentials, permissions, and setup, while the phone receives real-time updates including screenshots, terminal output, diffs, test results, and approvals.
This feature is rolling out now as a preview on both iOS and Android devices. It is available across all ChatGPT subscription tiers, from the free plan to the more affordable Go plan, making powerful coding assistance more accessible than ever.
(Source: The Verge)
