I’m experiencing a persistent bug with Codex in the ChatGPT iOS app.
Every time I completely close and reopen the ChatGPT app, the Codex section shows an empty state, as if I have no tasks or sessions at all.
However, my Codex sessions still exist. The only way to make them appear again is to completely sign out of my ChatGPT account and sign back in.
After signing back in, all my Codex sessions and tasks appear correctly.
Unfortunately, the issue returns every time I fully close and relaunch the app.
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open the ChatGPT iOS app and navigate to Codex.
2. Notice that no tasks or previous sessions are displayed.
3. Sign out of the ChatGPT account completely.
4. Sign back into the same account.
5. Navigate to Codex again — all sessions and tasks are now visible.
6. Completely close the ChatGPT app (force quit).
7. Relaunch the app and navigate to Codex.
8. All Codex sessions and tasks are missing again.
Expected Behavior:
Codex should consistently display all existing sessions and tasks after restarting the app, without requiring the user to sign out and sign back in.
Actual Behavior:
Codex displays an empty session/task list after every app restart. Signing out and signing back in temporarily fixes the issue, but the problem returns on the next restart.
Temporary Workaround:
I have to keep the ChatGPT app running in the background. If I force quit the app, I must sign out and sign back in to restore my Codex sessions.
Additional Information:
* Platform: iOS
* App: Official ChatGPT iOS app
* Subscription: ChatGPT Pro
* Frequency: Every time the app is completely closed and reopened
* Reproducibility: Consistent
* Impact: Significantly disrupts my Codex workflow
Request:
Please investigate whether this issue is related to session persistence, authentication state, or Codex session-list caching in the iOS app.
The sessions are clearly available on the account because they reappear immediately after signing back in, but the app fails to load them correctly after a restart.