macOS Remote Control stuck in "connection is errored"; iPhone reports "This QR code is not a Codex pairing code"

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

Codex Desktop: 26.602.30954

What subscription do you have?

Plus

What platform is your computer?

macOS 26.5.1

What issue are you seeing?

1. Remote Control registration failure codex remote-control always reports:

Error: Remote control is enabled on MacBook-Pro-319 but the connection is errored.

1. Misleading iPhone error

• The Camera app recognizes the QR code as a ChatGPT deep link.
• The ChatGPT app rejects it with:
• "This QR code is not a Codex pairing code."
• That message appears inconsistent with the desktop's errored remote-control state.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

1. Enable Connections / Remote Control.
2. Generate pairing QR.
3. Scan with ChatGPT iOS.
4. ChatGPT on iOS reports:

• This QR code is not a Codex pairing code.

1. Running:

• /Applications/Codex.app/Contents/Resources/codex remote-control

Reports:

• Error: Remote control is enabled on MacBook-Pro-319 but the connection is errored.

What is the expected behavior?

Connecting iPhone ChatGPT app to desktop Codex app.

Additional information

• Camera app recognizes the QR as "Open in ChatGPT."
• Signing out/in and regenerating QR codes does not resolve the issue.
• No codex remote-control process remains running.