openai / openai/codex

Voice mode fails to open in the Codex desktop app

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app bug
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Description

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

Unknown (not verified from About Codex)

What subscription do you have?

Unknown

What platform is your computer?

macOS — Darwin 24.6.0 x86_64 i386

What issue are you seeing?

When I try to start voice mode in the Codex desktop app on macOS, the voice session does not open. This prevents me from using spoken conversations.

No exact error message is available to include in this report.

What steps can reproduce the bug?
  1. Open the Codex desktop app on macOS.
  2. Try to start voice mode.
  3. The voice session does not open.

Feedback ID: no-active-thread-01a086ea-1352-7e53-ac4f-3b4e81f05fee

What is the expected behavior?

Voice mode should open and allow me to have a spoken conversation with Codex.

Additional information

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First steps

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  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reproducing the failure in the Codex desktop app on macOS and use the provided Feedback ID, no-active-thread-01a086ea-1352-7e53-ac4f-3b4e81f05fee, to locate relevant diagnostics. Done means voice mode opens successfully and supports a spoken conversation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
macos, rust
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
50/100

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