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[Android Remote] Interactive question option descriptions are truncated in portrait mode

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What issue are you seeing?

When using Codex Remote from the ChatGPT Android app, descriptions for interactive request_user_input options are truncated with an ellipsis in portrait orientation.

The truncated text can contain information required to understand the difference between the options, so I cannot make an informed choice without rotating the phone to landscape. On desktop, hovering over a truncated option can reveal the full description. Android has no equivalent hover interaction, and long-pressing the option does not reveal the hidden text either.

This is related to #33739, which reports similar truncation in Codex Desktop on macOS. This report covers a different surface: ChatGPT for Android using Codex Remote with a Windows host.

In the captured reproduction, portrait orientation truncates the first option description, while landscape orientation shows the same description across multiple lines.

What steps can reproduce the bug?
  1. Run the Codex app on Windows.
  2. Connect to that session through Codex Remote in the ChatGPT Android app.
  3. Trigger a request_user_input question with multiple options and descriptions long enough to wrap.
  4. View the question with the phone in portrait orientation.
  5. Observe that a description is truncated with an ellipsis.
  6. Rotate the phone to landscape and observe that the same description becomes fully visible.
What is the expected behavior?

Option descriptions should wrap onto additional lines in portrait orientation, and each option row should grow vertically to display the complete text. Rotating the phone to landscape should not be required to read an option before selecting it.

Additional information
  • Device: Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G
  • Android version: 13
  • ChatGPT Android app version: 1.2026.251 (11)
  • ChatGPT Desktop for Windows version: 1.2026.190.0
  • Codex app for Windows version: 26.915.4065.0
  • Display and font scaling: Default

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Research direction

Start at the Android Codex Remote handling for the request_user_input question and reproduce the issue in portrait and landscape orientation. Trace the option-description rendering entry point and verify that long descriptions wrap fully, option rows grow vertically, and the landscape behavior remains unchanged.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
55/100

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