Having Codex on your phone means you can «answer questions, review code, change direction, approve what comes next, or add a new idea,» OpenAI says.
This way, Codex never gets stuck on reviews or permissions, as you will be able to easily guide it from where you are.
You can also chat with it and add specific instructions, like dropping output in a Slack channel or send it on for review by others.
All your credentials, permissions and general setup stays on the machine Codex is running on, while just the updates and requests get routed to your phone.
Codex on ChatGPT for mobile is out today on iOS and Android, available to everyone, but only works with connected macOS machines. A Windows version is «coming soon.»
Read more: OpenAI’s presentation, Engadget, TechCrunch.