Mobile (iOS) session becomes unresponsive after `/compact`; desktop reconnect required to revive
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened May 24, 2026 by goodgoblin76 Closed Jun 27, 2026
Summary
Running /compact from the Claude Code iOS app leaves the session unresponsive — new prompts from mobile get no reply. Switching to a desktop client (terminal on macOS) and sending any prompt revives the session; mobile then works again.
Steps to reproduce
- Open an active Claude Code session on iOS
- Run
/compact - Wait for compaction to complete
- Send any prompt from iOS → no response
- Send a prompt from a desktop terminal on the same session → responds normally
- Return to iOS → now responsive
Expected
iOS session responds normally after compaction completes.
Actual
iOS is "frozen" until a desktop client interacts with the same session. Reproducible across multiple sessions.
Environment
- Mobile: iOS (Claude Code app)
- Desktop: macOS (terminal — Mac mini + MacBook Pro)
- Claude Code version: 2.1.150
Related issues
- #19567 — compaction hangs (no mobile specifier; this adds the iOS-specific dimension)
- #52796 — mobile remote control unresponsive after first command
- #16881 — mobile breaks after long tasks
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