Android ChatGPT Codex pairing stuck after account selection, desktop session not recognized
What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?
0.130.0
What subscription do you have?
plus
What platform is your computer?
Wibdows11/ Android16
What issue are you seeing?
Title:
Android ChatGPT Codex pairing stuck after account selection, desktop session not recognized
Body:
Environment:
- Android ChatGPT app with Codex menu enabled
- Desktop Codex app connected to same GitHub repo
- Same OpenAI account intended on both devices
Problem:
When attempting to connect Android ChatGPT Codex to Desktop Codex, the mobile app displayed an account selection screen with two account choices.
After selecting the account currently used by ChatGPT/Codex, the app became stuck on:
"Please follow the instructions in the desktop app"
The desktop Codex app never recognized the pairing request.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Additional symptoms:
- Restarting both devices/apps did not help
- Desktop Codex conversation related to this issue became unrecoverable/unresumable afterward
- No visible UI exists to reset or redo the pairing/account selection
- Mobile app appears permanently stuck in pairing state
What was already tried:
- Restart desktop Codex
- Restart Android ChatGPT app
- Logout/login attempts
- Browser/OpenAI session cleanup
What is the expected behavior?
Suspected issue:
Possible broken pairing token / relay session binding after initial account selection.
There may also be no recovery flow for incorrect initial account selection.
Request:
Please provide:
- A way to reset mobile/Desktop Codex pairing
- A way to re-run account selection
- Better recovery UI for failed pairing states
Additional information
_No response_
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