annotations now loosing focus when typing the annotation - codex flickering !
What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?
26.527.30818
What subscription do you have?
pro
What platform is your computer?
Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26200.0 x64
What issue are you seeing?
since latest update when typing into the annotations comment box area it is now loosing focus when typing the annotation text..
you have to continue to keep clicking into the annotation box, the code app seems to flicker very quickly when clicking an item when in annotation mode, i can see my windows desktop for a short second during this app flicker, this also seems to be occurring when the focus is lost when typing the annotation text.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
click annotate button then click somewhere to annotate just click around on object, i was testing using the browser in the sidepanel, just clicking on object to object i see the flicker.
or try to type in the annotation box you will get maybe 5 words before it flickers and you stop typing in the box as it has lost focus
What is the expected behavior?
not flickering, not losing focus when typing into the annotation box
Additional information
this is such a pain to use annotation due to the loss of context, i think the flickering is the cause.
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Potential duplicates detected. Please review them and close your issue if it is a duplicate.
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The duplicates above from Codex Action are not duplicates - this is a different issue. I have the same thing happening.. v26.527.31326 .. This is also a critical regression issue because it prevents being able to use the annotation mode in the browser skill.
Same issues observed since the latest update.
Same issue with me. It seems to do it, from my observations, when the comment goes to a new line.
The issue seems to occur when the comment spans multiple lines. Codex app version 26.527.31326
This issue is extremely annoying, and seems to be connected to a screen flicker that happens at the same time you lose focus on the annotation input.
This issue persists with system voice typing too.
Using ChatGPT voice input works well, until you need to change a few things in the voice typed content, then the flickering happens again.
Appears fixed on Version 26.601.20914 • Released 2 Jun 2026 ...