[iOS Remote] Previously visible subagent and Steps cards disappear after reopening a task
Environment
- Host: ChatGPT/Codex Desktop on Windows
- Client: ChatGPT iOS on iPhone 12, using Remote
Issue
Subagent and structured Steps UI can appear correctly while a remote task is open on iOS, but disappear after leaving and reopening the same task.
This does not require another subagent spawn or update_plan call while the task is closed. The same subagent card/button and Steps UI that were previously visible are no longer shown after reopening.
There is also a second case: if a subagent is spawned while its remote Codex task is not in the foreground on iOS, its card may never appear after returning to the task. I therefore cannot open that subagent thread to see its progress or result, or interact with it from mobile.
Reproduction
- Open a Desktop task through ChatGPT iOS Remote.
- While viewing it, let Codex spawn a subagent and create/update its structured Steps list.
- Confirm the subagent button/card and Steps UI appear.
- Leave the task or background the iOS app.
- While it is backgrounded, let Codex spawn another subagent.
- Reopen the same remote task.
- Previously visible subagent/Steps UI may be missing, and a subagent spawned while backgrounded may have no card at all.
Expected
Reopening a remote task should rehydrate all spawned subagent threads, their latest progress/results, and the latest structured Steps state, regardless of whether their spawn events were observed live while the task was in the foreground.
Related: #32704, #22773, #28480, #32502
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