Codex beats a developer’s best manual iOS game test on its first computer-use run
talkaboutdesign · x · 2026-07-25
Codex wins an iOS game test on the first try during computer-use testing
A developer says they are building a native iOS version of a popular game with Apple Intelligence on-device features. During testing, Codex used computer use to play the game and finished 1st place on the first try.
- The developer says they tried about 25 times manually.
- Their best manual result was only 2nd place.
- The post is a concrete anecdote about Codex handling app testing through computer control.
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