OpenAI, makes the programming assistant Codex available on mobile devices presented. It is stated that some software development tasks can be significantly accelerated thanks to the service accessible through ChatGPT’s iOS and Android applications. Additionally, the newly added mobile access also reduces inference costs in this process.
ChatGPT mobile application acts as an intermediary between you and the environment you set up for your coding projects. OpenAI explains how this new feature works:
Codex uses a secure transport layer in the background that keeps trusted machines accessible between devices without directly exposing them to the public internet. This transport layer also keeps active session state and context in sync wherever you log into ChatGPT.
To elaborate a little further, GPT-5.5, the large language model that supports Codex, can complete hours of programming tasks. In such workflows, developers sometimes need to guide the AI. For example, if Codex identified two different ways to rewrite an old piece of code, it might ask the user to specify which method should be implemented. Likewise, Codex needs the developer’s input when permission is needed to make a risky project change.
Until now, there was no other way to guide Codex for users who started a long-running task and stepped away from their computers. For this reason, a task could be kept waiting for hours. The new mobile support eliminates the need for Codex to wait until the user can access the desktop again. In this way, unnecessary project delays are prevented.
However, there are situations where Codex does not need user guidance to proceed with a task, but can still benefit from technical tips. For example, developers may want to stop the service if Codex begins to implement a software module in a suboptimal way.
We should point out that now that Codex can be used on mobile devices, users can stop Codex even when they do not have access to their desktop computers. This prevents unnecessary token usage associated with incorrectly completed programming workflows.
OpenAI is also releasing two other new Codex features called Hooks and Remote SSH, along with mobile support.
Hooks allows customers to customize the programming assistant with scripts. Scripts created with this tool can handle not only command prompts but also responses from the programming assistant. Using Hooks, developers will be able to customize Codex outputs for each project. The Remote SSH feature, introduced with Hooks, allows Codex to connect to remote development environments via an encrypted network connection.
In addition, as part of the update released to users today, software teams will now be able to create programmatic access tokens, that is, access credentials that enable third-party developer tools to use Codex. Additionally, OpenAI has added HIPAA compliance support to the standalone Codex client and service versions that developers can embed into their coding tools.
Until now, Codex has been available in standalone versions for both Mac and Windows. The launch of Codex on mobile devices comes approximately eight months after Anthropic made Claude Code available on mobile devices. Now all ChatGPT users, including OpenAI’s Go and Free tiers, will be able to use Codex through the ChatGPT app on Android and iOS. To try the new integration, you need to update the ChatGPT app on your phone and the Codex app on your Mac. OpenAI states that support for connecting to the Windows application will also be available to users soon.
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