Remote Control: can read session from mobile but cannot send messages back
Status Fixed / completed
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Activity 7 comments · opened May 25, 2026 · closed Jun 26, 2026
Summary
When Remote Control is active in a Claude Code terminal session, the mobile side can see the conversation in real-time but messages sent from mobile never reach the terminal session. It's read-only in practice.
Steps to reproduce
- Enable Remote Control in a Claude Code terminal session (
/remote-control) - Open the active session on a mobile device (tested: Claude iOS app and mobile browser)
- Observe that the terminal session output is visible on mobile
- Attempt to send a message from the mobile side — message does not go through
Expected behavior
Messages sent from mobile should be received by the terminal session (two-way control).
Actual behavior
Mobile is effectively read-only. Sent messages are not received by the terminal.
Environment
- Claude Code version: latest (up to date as of 2026-05-25)
- Terminal OS: Windows 11 Pro
- Mobile: iOS, tested both native Claude app and mobile Safari/Chrome browser
- Account: same account on both terminal and mobile
remoteControlAtStartup: truein settings.json
Attempted fixes
- Uninstalled and reinstalled the mobile app
- Tried mobile browser instead of app
- Verified same account on both devices
- Verified Claude Code is up to date
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Update
After further testing, this appears to be machine-specific rather than a platform-wide bug. Remote Control two-way messaging works correctly on other computers using the same account. The issue only reproduces on one specific Windows 11 machine (ASUS Vivobook 16).
Likely causes on the affected machine: firewall rules, network config, or a WebSocket connection being blocked locally. Still investigating on our end, but flagging this in case it helps narrow the root cause for others hitting the same symptom.
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