Codex Remote reaches GA for ChatGPT Enterprise and Edu; DigitalOcean Droplet workspace plugin added
OpenAI has made Codex Remote generally available for ChatGPT Enterprise and Edu users, enabling mobile-to-desktop coding workflows where users can start, monitor, and approve coding tasks from their phone against a connected Mac or Windows host. Authentication now uses QR-based one-to-one device pairing. A new DigitalOcean Droplet Workspace plugin is also available, allowing Codex to provision and connect cloud VMs as remote workspaces via SSH.
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OpenAI Codex Remote reaches GA for ChatGPT Business with DigitalOcean plugin
OpenAI has made Codex Remote generally available to ChatGPT Business workspace users, enabling mobile-to-desktop remote coding workflows via authenticated QR pairing between the ChatGPT mobile app and Mac/Windows hosts. A new DigitalOcean Droplet Workspace plugin is also launching for Business users, allowing Codex to provision and connect cloud VMs as remote workspaces. The GA release formalizes a capability that has been in preview and introduces a cloud-hosted workspace option via DigitalOcean partnership.
OpenAI Codex Remote reaches general availability with DigitalOcean Droplet plugin
OpenAI has made Codex Remote generally available across all ChatGPT plans, enabling users to start, monitor, and approve coding tasks on a connected Mac or Windows host from the ChatGPT mobile app. The release introduces authenticated QR-based one-to-one device pairing for Remote Control. A new DigitalOcean Droplet Workspace plugin allows Codex to provision cloud VMs, configure SSH access, and connect them as remote workspaces, extending the agentic coding environment to cloud infrastructure.
OpenAI Codex Remote reaches general availability with mobile control and DigitalOcean integration
OpenAI has moved Codex Remote to general availability, enabling users to start, monitor, and approve coding tasks on a connected Mac or Windows host from the ChatGPT mobile app (iOS or Android). The release introduces authenticated one-to-one QR pairing for secure device-to-host connections. A new DigitalOcean plugin allows Codex to provision a Droplet, configure SSH access, and connect it as a remote workspace, extending the product's cloud infrastructure reach.
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 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 Codex gains Windows Computer Use and remote control via ChatGPT mobile
OpenAI has added Computer Use support for Windows in the Codex app, enabling Codex to see, click, and type within Windows applications. A remote control feature allows users to monitor and steer ongoing Windows workflows from ChatGPT on iOS/Android or Codex on Mac, while the Windows machine remains the local host. The update also adds GitHub Enterprise Server app template support for workspace-specific connectors covering Codex Web, Code Review, and Security Review. Windows Computer Use and remote control are disabled for Enterprise users by default and require early-access enrollment.
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.
OpenAI Codex app launches on Windows for Enterprise and Edu workspaces
OpenAI has released the Codex app for Windows, available to ChatGPT Enterprise and Edu workspace members. The app supports running multiple Codex agents in parallel with isolated worktrees and reviewable diffs, maintaining interoperability with Codex CLI and IDE surfaces. Permissions are unified under existing Codex Local and Codex Cloud policies, requiring no additional admin configuration.