OpenAI’s latest offering could come in handy for users who open up their laptops. The company makes it easy to remotely control the Codex AI coding app on the go.
The company on Thursday announced the Codex for mobile phones available on the ChatGPT app. Although users can’t program directly on their phones, they can tell Codex to start vibecoding new projects, and manage and view the agent’s actions while continuing to run remotely on a computer or Mac Mini.
The ChatGPT mobile app allows users to view threads, review output, approve commands, and modify models.
In layman’s terms, this means more remote control of Codex, which could mean more Vibe coders leaving their laptops at home or in the office.
OpenAI has launched a Codex tab on the ChatGPT mobile app, allowing remote control of AI coding agents. OpenAI
“A new rhythm of collaboration is emerging as agents take on long-term tasks,” OpenAI’s blog post says. “To keep moving forward, you need to be able to easily answer questions, see what Codex finds, change direction, approve what to do next, and add new ideas.”
With the advent of AI coding tools, more and more people are walking around with their laptops slightly open so that their local Codex agents can keep running. AI programmers have previously told Business Insider that they are deploying these open computers in offices, schools, and ice rinks. (Of course, as many techies have pointed out, there are other ways to keep your laptop working even when it’s closed.)
But the trend quickly became a meme, and OpenAI joined in earlier this month by teasing, “No, but you might be in for a treat soon 👀.”
Ahead of Thursday’s announcement, OpenAI also teased the laptop ajar trend in a video the company posted to its developer X account. The video showed several laptops opened just enough to continue operating.
“Step away from your laptop. Use the Codex on your phone to keep building,” OpenAI developers wrote to X.