Android Remote repeatedly reconnects when opening chats on Omarchy

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

26.1027.30824 (Linux package: chatgpt-bin 26.1027.30824-1)

What subscription do you have?

ChatGPT Pro

What platform is your computer?

Omarchy / Arch Linux Rolling Release, x86_64 (64-bit)

What issue are you seeing?

ChatGPT on Android repeatedly disconnects and reconnects when opening chats on my paired Omarchy PC. A chat begins loading but never loads completely before the connection drops and reconnects.

This previously worked reliably. The problem started a few days before or around October 28, 2026; I am unsure of the exact date. It affects multiple chats, including newer ones. The desktop app works locally.

Android app: 1.2026.293 Android versionCode: 2629319

The same failure reproduces with the desktop app closed and a standalone Codex Remote server running.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Feedback ID: 856ca5ff-f69d-4df6-bbcc-d7312a5514b7

What is the expected behavior?

The chat should finish loading and remain connected, allowing me to read messages, send follow-ups, and approve actions remotely from the Android app.

Additional information

Reproduction steps:

1. Run ChatGPT on the Omarchy PC with Remote enabled.
2. Open ChatGPT on the paired Android phone.
3. Select the PC and open an existing chat.
4. The chat partially loads, then repeatedly disconnects and reconnects without finishing.

Already tried without resolving the problem:

• Rebooting the PC and phone.
• Updating the desktop app.
• Disabling and re-enabling Remote.
• Revoking the pairing and pairing again.
• Force-stopping the Android app and clearing its cache; this briefly helped for a few seconds.
• Uninstalling and reinstalling the Android app.
• Using Wi-Fi, cellular, and a VPN on the phone.

Host debug captures show the PC-to-relay connection remaining connected while Android client sessions repeatedly close and reconnect, roughly every 8–9 seconds during the loop. No fatal server crash is logged. Later thread-resume and history-list handlers finish within milliseconds.

Both captures also contain “dropping turn-scoped item for unknown turn id” warnings during initial chat-history loading; their relationship to the disconnects is unknown.

codex doctor reports passing database integrity and chat-inventory checks, configured authentication, sufficient disk space, and a successful Responses WebSocket handshake. This handshake check is separate from the Remote connection.

Full host and Android captures are available privately if needed. Please investigate the repeated Remote client-session closures.