openai / openai/codex

Latest ChatGPT/Codex broken on macos

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Description

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

26.908.31457

What subscription do you have?

Business Premium

What platform is your computer?

No response

What issue are you seeing?

ChatGPT / Codex will not load after updating to latest version on macOS. Get ChatGPT hit a snag.

If I click update I get this, notice mismatching versions:

ChatGPT 26.903.71938 is currently the newest version available.
(You are currently running version 26.908.31457.)

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Reproduces every time. ChatGPT completely broken on latest version

What is the expected behavior?

ChatGPT functions

Additional information

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First steps

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  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 on macOS with Codex App version 26.908.31457 and compare the displayed versions in the update flow. Done means ChatGPT/Codex loads normally and the updater no longer reports inconsistent current and newest versions.

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Assessment

Tech stack
macos
Domain
desktop, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
32/100

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