{"id":138352,"date":"2026-05-14T20:55:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T20:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/05\/14\/openai-brings-codecs-control-to-chatgpt-for-iphone-and-android\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T20:57:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T20:57:19","slug":"openai-brings-codecs-control-to-chatgpt-for-iphone-and-android","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/05\/14\/openai-brings-codecs-control-to-chatgpt-for-iphone-and-android\/","title":{"rendered":"OpenAI brings codecs control to ChatGPT for iPhone and Android"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-border featured-image\">\n<\/figure>\n<p>OpenAI has announced a new way to interact with its codecs system from your smartphone. An update to ChatGPT for iOS is bringing remote access to codecs for iPhone and Mac.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-1051283\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-codex-on-mobile-lives-inside-the-chatgpt-app\">On mobile the codec lives inside the ChatGPT app<\/h2>\n<p>While Codex is a standalone app on Mac, OpenAI is putting remote access features inside the ChatGPT app for iPhone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCodex is now in the ChatGPT mobile app, so you can stay in the loop from anywhere while Codex works on your laptop, devbox, or in a remote environment,\u201d OpenAI announced today.<\/p>\n<p>The OpenAI codec points to the use of approving tasks and initiating new signals to the system from your phone while you&#8217;re away from your computer.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>As agents take on longer-term work, a new rhythm of collaboration is emerging. To keep the work moving, you need to be able to easily answer a question, review what the codex found, change direction, accept what comes next, or add a new idea.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Codex in the ChatGPIT mobile app is a full-featured mobile experience for working with Codex,&#8221; the company says.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When you connect to any of your machines where Codex is running (be it your laptop, a dedicated Mac mini, or a managed remote environment), the app loads the live state from that environment so you can easily work with active threads, approvals, plugins, and project context.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The setup process looks like this on the Mac app:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"776\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-14-at-3.46.19-PM.png?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1052287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-14-at-3.46.19-PM.png 2128w, https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-14-at-3.46.19-PM.png?resize=155,117 155w, https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-14-at-3.46.19-PM.png?resize=655,496 655w, https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-14-at-3.46.19-PM.png?resize=768,582 768w, https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-14-at-3.46.19-PM.png?resize=1024,776 1024w, https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-14-at-3.46.19-PM.png?resize=1536,1164 1536w, https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-14-at-3.46.19-PM.png?resize=2048,1551 2048w, https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-14-at-3.46.19-PM.png?resize=350,265 350w, https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-14-at-3.46.19-PM.png?resize=140,106 140w, https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-14-at-3.46.19-PM.png?resize=1320,1000 1320w, https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-14-at-3.46.19-PM.png?resize=150,114 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-openai-says-chatgpt-s-new-codex-features-offer-more-than-remote-control\">OpenAI says ChatGPT&#8217;s new codecs features offer much more than remote control<\/h2>\n<p>OpenAI describes its codecs tool inside ChatGPIT&#8217;s mobile app as much more than a basic remote control.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>This is much more than the ability to remotely control a single task or send new tasks to your computer. From your phone, you can work on all your threads, review output, approve commands, change models, or start something new. Your files, credentials, permissions, and local setup remain on the machine where the codecs are working, while updates including screenshots, terminal output, diffs, test results, and approvals flow back to your phone in real time.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Codex remote access via the ChatGPT mobile app begins today for both iPhone and Android.<\/p>\n<p>OpenAI says support for remotely controlling codecs for Windows will continue. <\/p>\n<p>You can learn more about the new update <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/openai.com\/index\/work-with-codex-from-anywhere\/\">Here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe title=\"Codex for Everyday Work: AI Agents Beyond Coding\" width=\"801\" height=\"451\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DLP9CagE3dU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Last month, Codex on Mac gained the ability to use apps on your computer without taking over the cursor. This means that you can use codecs to run tasks on your Mac without giving up the ability to use your machine at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to enhancing the Codex desktop app, OpenAI recently introduced a subscription designed for Codex users. OpenAI also released GPT-5.5, enhancing the capabilities of ChatGPT and codecs along with Images 2 for image generation.<\/p>\n<p>Codex just came to Mac in February after starting out as a command line interface tool.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">To get started, update the ChatGPT Mobile + Codex macOS app, setup resides in the Codex desktop sidebar, Windows support coming soon.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; OpenAI Developers (@OpenAIDevs) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OpenAIDevs\/status\/2055024481580785777?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">14 May 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"google-preferred-source-badge\">\n<p>\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-dark\" src=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/google-preferred-source-badge-dark.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Mac as a favorite source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-light\" src=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/google-preferred-source-badge-light.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Mac as a favorite source on Google\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-disclaimer-container\">\n<p class=\"disclaimer-affiliate\"><em>FTC: We use auto affiliate links that generate income.<\/em> More.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4rDvqMk\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1044137\" src=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/03\/750x150-1.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"150\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OpenAI has announced a new way to interact with its codecs system from your smartphone. An update to ChatGPT for iOS is bringing remote access to codecs for iPhone and Mac. On mobile the codec lives inside the ChatGPT app While Codex is a standalone app on Mac, OpenAI is putting remote access features inside<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":138353,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[1601,4154,2202,29480,3258,2653,5205],"class_list":{"0":"post-138352","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-devotionals","8":"tag-android","9":"tag-brings","10":"tag-chatgpt","11":"tag-codecs","12":"tag-control","13":"tag-iphone","14":"tag-openai"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138352","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138352"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138352\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":138354,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138352\/revisions\/138354"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/138353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138352"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=138352"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=138352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}