Remote Control (claude rc) on mobile: image attachments silently dropped, and /bug unavailable
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Jun 14, 2026 by chilljutsu Closed Jun 14, 2026
Summary
Two related issues while using Claude Code Remote Control (claude rc) from the Android Claude app (macOS host):
- Image attachments from the phone never reach the model. Attaching a photo to a message in a remote-control session results in the model receiving no image and no error — the attachment silently vanishes, and nothing is written to disk. It is undetectable to both user and model until you notice the model never references the image.
/bugdoes not work in remote sessions. Typing/bugfrom the phone-remote session does not open the report dialog; it is passed through as a normal chat message. (Same appears true for other interactive commands like/config,/permissions.)
Repro
- On macOS, run
claude rc(Remote Control). - Connect from the Android Claude app.
- (a) Attach a photo to a message -> model receives nothing.
(b) Type /bug -> no dialog; sent as plain text.
Expected
- Attached images reach the model (or a clear error if unsupported on this transport).
/bugworks, or returns a clear "not available in remote sessions" message.
Environment
- claude-code 2.1.170 (macOS desktop bundle)
- macOS 15 (Darwin 24.4.0)
- Android Claude app, Remote Control session
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