ChatGPT iOS Codex Mobile update adds worktrees, goal management, and inline review comments
OpenAI released a ChatGPT iOS update focused on Codex Mobile, adding support for branch selection, worktree creation, and environment setup scripts for new threads. New features include a Codex profile screen with usage and token activity stats, /goal commands for goal management, and inline review comments on changed files. The update signals continued investment in mobile-native agentic coding workflows.
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OpenAI adds Codex remote access to ChatGPT mobile app for iOS and Android
OpenAI has launched a preview of Codex remote access within the ChatGPT mobile app, allowing users to monitor and direct Codex coding sessions running on a connected Mac host from their phone. The mobile interface surfaces live context including diffs, terminal output, screenshots, and test results, and supports starting threads, approving actions, and changing direction mid-task. The feature is rolling out across all ChatGPT plans on iOS and Android in supported regions, requiring both the mobile app and the macOS Codex app to be updated.
OpenAI adds mobile remote access and automation tokens to Codex
OpenAI has extended Codex with two new capabilities: mobile remote access via the ChatGPT iOS and Android apps, allowing users to monitor and direct long-running coding tasks from their phones, and access tokens for non-interactive local automation through scripts, schedulers, or private CI runners. The mobile experience surfaces live environment state including diffs, terminal output, screenshots, and test results. Both features are rolling out in preview across all ChatGPT plans including Business.
Work with Codex from anywhere
OpenAI is extending Codex access to the ChatGPT mobile app, enabling users to monitor, steer, and approve coding tasks in real time from mobile devices and remote environments. This update brings Codex's agentic coding capabilities beyond desktop/web interfaces. The announcement positions Codex as a persistent, cross-device coding agent rather than a session-bound tool.
OpenAI expands Codex with mobile access, Hooks GA, and access tokens
OpenAI has added mobile access to Codex via the ChatGPT iOS app, allowing users to connect to a Mac running the Codex app and work with the same projects, files, and configuration remotely. The release also includes general availability of Hooks, Codex access tokens for trusted automation workflows, and enterprise admin setup guidance. These additions extend Codex's reach into mobile and automated pipeline use cases.
OpenAI Codex adds goal mode GA, locked remote computer use, plugin sharing, and analytics
OpenAI shipped a batch of Codex updates including general availability of goal mode (autonomous outcome-directed execution) across app, IDE extension, and CLI, plus locked computer use for secure remote operation after Mac screen lock. Plugin sharing enables ChatGPT Business workspace members to reuse internally built plugins, and a new admin analytics console tracks usage metrics including accepted lines of code and model usage. The update also includes browser-use improvements and Appshots for attaching app windows to Codex threads.
OpenAI Codex app adds Appshots, graduates Goal mode, and enables remote computer use
OpenAI's Codex app for macOS received a significant feature update including Appshots (a hotkey to send the frontmost window's screenshot and text directly to Codex), graduation of Goal mode from experimental to stable across app/IDE/CLI, and remote computer use that allows Codex to operate desktop apps while the Mac is locked. The release also adds plugin sharing via marketplace for ChatGPT Business, browser-use improvements including faster image asset extraction and a read-only JS sandbox for structured data, and various reliability fixes. These features collectively push Codex toward longer-horizon autonomous agentic operation with expanded environmental access.
OpenAI adds remote mobile access and enterprise access tokens to Codex
OpenAI has updated Codex to support remote access from the ChatGPT mobile app, allowing users to monitor and interact with long-running agentic tasks on Mac or connected remote environments from their phones. The mobile interface surfaces live state including terminal output, diffs, screenshots, and test results. Enterprise workspaces gain access tokens for non-interactive, trusted local workflows that carry ChatGPT workspace identity and enterprise controls without requiring browser sign-in.
OpenAI Codex adds goal mode GA, browser improvements, remote locked use, and enterprise analytics
OpenAI shipped a batch of Codex updates for Enterprise and Edu users, including general availability of goal mode across the Codex app, IDE extension, and CLI, which lets users define outcomes and let Codex iterate autonomously toward them. Additional features include Appshots for attaching app windows to Codex threads, locked computer use for remote secure operation after Mac lock, in-app browser annotation improvements, and a new admin analytics console covering usage, credits, and accepted lines of code. Plugin sharing between workspace members is also now available, with different defaults for Enterprise versus Edu accounts.