Codex Remote Control stuck on Connecting -> TimedOut -> Errored after successful enrollment

I’m seeing a Remote Control issue on Codex Desktop and would like to know whether anyone else has experienced something similar.

Environment:

  • Codex Desktop 26.616.71553
  • app-server 0.142.0
  • macOS
  • iPhone ChatGPT app

Symptoms:

  • The iPhone can see my Mac.
  • Device authorization succeeds.
  • Enrollment succeeds.
  • active enrollment = 1
  • remote_control_enabled = 1

However, Remote Control never comes online.

Connection flow:

Connecting
→ TimedOut
→ Errored

Error:

timed out connecting to remote control websocket after 30s

Troubleshooting already performed:

  • Re-authorized the mobile device
  • Recreated enrollment
  • Removed duplicate enrollments
  • Restarted Codex Desktop
  • Verified TCP/TLS connectivity to chatgpt.com
  • Verified OpenAI traffic reaches the proxy correctly

The mobile app can see the Mac but always shows it as Offline.

Has anyone seen a similar issue recently, especially on Codex Desktop 26.616.x or app-server 0.142.0?

Thank you.

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