New sessions default to Sonnet Medium instead of user's configured default (Sonnet High); iOS app doesn't apply saved model/effort setting

Status Closed — not planned
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Activity 1 comment · opened Sep 12, 2026 · closed Sep 12, 2026

Description

New chat sessions are starting on Sonnet (Medium effort) instead of my configured default of Sonnet High.

iOS app specifics

On the iOS app, the saved model/effort preference isn't applied to new sessions at all. Every time, I have to manually type a command like "/model opus" to switch the session to the model I actually want. It doesn't stick as a default.

Expected behavior

New sessions (desktop and iOS) should start on the user's configured default model/effort (Sonnet High), without needing to manually re-select it every time.

Actual behavior

  • New sessions start on Sonnet Medium regardless of configured default.
  • iOS app requires manually typing a model-switch command every session; the preference doesn't persist or apply automatically.

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