Phone and computer
Both connections live in Settings → Connections of your Environment.
You pair your phone with the ChatGPT app. It needs ChatGPT Plus or higher, signed in with the same account as Codex in your Environment (decision 0215). The phone needs neither Tailscale nor a password.
- In your Environment, open Settings → Connections → Phone and choose Pair a phone.
- On your phone, open the ChatGPT app, go to Codex → Add computer and scan the QR code.
- Done when the page says Your phone is paired.
Your phones are listed under Paired phones. Remove access ends a phone’s access at once, for example when you lose it.
When pairing is not offered
Section titled “When pairing is not offered”| The page says | What it means |
|---|---|
| First sign in with your ChatGPT account. | Sign in at Settings → Getting started → Connect AI first. |
| Coming soon for Environments on the Organization’s AI. | Your Environment uses the Organization’s AI pool. Pairing needs your own account. Ask the Admin to move you to your own account, or whether your Organization has another way for your phone: see How to ask the Admin. |
| A Team Environment has no phone pairing. | Shared Team Environments are not paired with a person’s phone. |
| Pairing is not available right now. | Try again later. |
Restart Codex on that page ends the chats running in Codex. Use it only when nothing important is running.
Computer
Section titled “Computer”To control your Environment from ChatGPT Desktop on your computer, open Settings → Connections → Computer and choose Connect a computer. The page gives you a prompt: copy it, open ChatGPT Desktop, paste it to the agent and click Add to Codex. SSH from your devices on the same page is an advanced option.
If your Organization reaches its Environments through a tailnet, your computer also needs Tailscale and an approved device: see Device approval and Reach an Environment through Tailscale.