Mobile remote control disconnects before task completion, so completion notifications are missed

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
48/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
rust

Research direction

Start by locating the Codex remote-control connection lifecycle and reproduce a long-running task from a phone. Trace when the live connection disconnects and how completion notifications are delivered; done means the mobile session remains available through task completion or the phone receives the notification independently.

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Description

app bug connectivity remote

Problem

When using Codex remote control on a phone, the live connection only stays active for a few seconds. If the task runs longer than that, the connection drops before the run finishes, and the phone never receives the completion notification.

Expected behavior

The mobile remote-control session should remain connected long enough to receive task completion notifications, or Codex should deliver completion notifications independently of the live connection.

Actual behavior

After a short period, the remote connection disconnects. When the task completes later, no completion message/notification reaches the phone.

Impact

Long-running tasks become easy to miss on mobile because completion is only visible while the connection is still alive.

Related

Possibly related to #25606.

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