Unified desktop app is missing a Codex Light icon option

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
58/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Quiet
Domain
design, desktop

Research direction

Start by locating the unified desktop app's icon-choice handling and the available Codex and ChatGPT icon assets. Compare the behavior with #28861 and #31186. Done means the app exposes distinct Codex Light and Codex Dark choices alongside the corresponding ChatGPT options, with Codex Light displaying the expected light asset.

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Description

app enhancement
Summary

After the recent unified ChatGPT/Codex desktop update, the app no longer appears to offer a true Codex Light icon option.

This is related to #28861, but it is not exactly the same issue. #28861 describes a case where a Codex Light option exists but renders like the Default icon. What I am seeing is that the unified app does not expose a true Codex Light icon/asset as a first-class choice.

Current behavior
  • I can see/use a dark Codex icon.
  • I cannot find a true Codex Light icon option in the app icon choices.
  • The previous light Codex icon appears to be removed or inaccessible in the unified desktop app.
Expected behavior
  • Restore Codex Light as a separate Dock/app icon option.
  • The icon choices should include both Codex Light and Codex Dark.
  • Codex and ChatGPT branding should each have clear light/dark icon options instead of only a partial mix, such as ChatGPT Light plus Codex Dark.
Screenshots

Current visible Codex icon:

Current Codex icon

Expected Codex Light icon:

Expected Codex Light icon
Related
  • #28861: similar, but about an existing Codex Light option rendering incorrectly
  • #31186: separate issue about Dock/launcher icon surfaces falling back to ChatGPT branding
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