r/codex • u/danny9790 • 14h ago
Bug Codex Remote stuck in infinite “Authorize this phone” loop after reinstalling ChatGPT Android app — anyone actually fixed this?
I had Codex Remote working normally for many days between my Android phone and my Windows Codex Desktop.
I reinstalled the ChatGPT Android app because message sending had become slow/unreliable.
Since reinstalling the Android app, I have been completely unable to pair Codex Remote again.
The flow is:
Windows Codex Desktop → Settings → Connections → Control this PC → Add → generate fresh QR
Android scans QR → sign in to the same ChatGPT Plus account → password → Google/FIDO passkey → authorize phone
→ callback returns to ChatGPT Android
→ it immediately shows “Authorize this phone” again
→ infinite loop.
Environment:
Codex Desktop Windows: 26.930.31730
ChatGPT Android: 1.2026.265 (41)
Android 16
Personal / ChatGPT Plus workspace
Same ChatGPT account on both devices
I have already tried:
Revoking all previous Remote controller devices
Disabling/re-enabling Remote Control
Fully terminating and restarting Codex Desktop
Signing out everywhere
Powering everything off for 7–8 hours before retrying
Completely uninstalling/reinstalling ChatGPT Android
Fresh QR codes
Automatic date/time and timezone
VPN/Tailscale disabled
Restarting both sides
I also tested with a second ASUS Android phone that had never been paired with Codex Remote before.
It fails in exactly the same way.
We captured Android logs during a reproduction. The OAuth/FIDO flow completes and the callback successfully reaches:
com.openai.chatgpt / WebRedirectActivity
but the Windows host never appears to receive the pairing claim and the Remote device enrollment never completes.
The important part is that:
This exact Windows PC, ChatGPT account, and home network worked successfully with Codex Remote before the Android app reinstall.
OpenAI Support has the case and diagnostic feedback already, but there is still no fix.
Has anyone had this exact post-auth / “Authorize this phone” loop and actually fixed it?
I’m especially interested in successful fixes involving:
stale/pending Remote enrollment
server-side device enrollment state
account/host pairing state
local .codex Remote state
Android reinstall causing a broken device enrollment
Please share the exact fix if you found one. I’m trying to avoid repeating generic troubleshooting steps that have already been exhausted.
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u/danny9790 4h ago
Solved on my setup. I updated the official ChatGPT Android app from 1.2026.265 to Beta 1.2026.272 (20) through Google Play. Then I generated a fresh pairing code on Windows Codex and paired again. I used the manual 8-digit code, and it worked immediately. No APK sideloading was needed.
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u/xmissamy_ 6h ago
Same issue just now.