Codex mobile pairing fails on iPad Pro running 27 beta 2; QR and manual code both fail

Open 💬 5 comments Opened Jun 30, 2026 by kvarnelis

What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?

Version 26.623.70822

What subscription do you have?

Max x 20

What platform is your computer?

Darwin 25.4.0 arm64 arm

What issue are you seeing?

Title:
Codex mobile pairing fails on iPad Pro running 27 beta 2; QR and manual code both fail

Summary:
An iPad Pro running 27 beta 2 cannot pair with Codex remote control from ChatGPT/Codex. The ChatGPT app shows:
“Pairing failed. Something went wrong while pairing. Try scanning the code again.”

Both QR scanning and manual pairing code fail.

What I tried:

  • Confirmed same ChatGPT account/workspace
  • No ChatGPT app update available
  • Force quit/retry
  • Sign out/in
  • Reinstall ChatGPT app
  • Manual code entry
  • Another iPad (running 26.5) can pair successfully to the same Mac/host/account
  • I tried doing this on another Mac running Codex, and the same problem happened

Host details:

  • Codex Desktop: 26.623.70822
  • Host OS: 26.4.1
  • Pairing attempt observed at: 2026-06-30 14:07:31 EDT
  • Host log request id: 020bec6c-6ba1-4df0-af45-7e20088d593a
  • Host appears to start pairing successfully; no visible host-side HTTP error in local logs.
  • Later log line: remote control connection closed at about 14:08:23 EDT

Expected:
The iPad should pair and appear as a remote Codex device.

Actual:
The iPad shows the “Pairing failed” modal every time.

Attachment:
Screenshot of the pairing failed modal.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Feedback ID: 019f1549-b1a1-7273-9c1f-b84f4a6c947d

What is the expected behavior?

_No response_

Additional information

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