Copilot Chat misidentifies the app as VS Code in the GitHub Android app

[vayshya]

🏷️ Discussion Type

Bug

💬 Feature/Topic Area

Copilot in GitHub

Body

I was using Copilot Chat in the GitHub Android
app and asked it about the current context.

Instead of recognizing that it was running in
the GitHub Android app, it assumed it was in
VS Code.

Expected behavior:
Copilot Chat should detect the active app and
use the correct context.

Actual behavior:
It incorrectly identified the environment as
VS Code, even though I was using the GitHub
Android app.

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[XY-code1]

For an immediate workaround, start with: 'I'm using GitHub Mobile on Android, not VS Code. Give only steps that work in this app; say if the action requires the web.' To make the bug actionable, try the original prompt in a fresh mobile chat and record the exact answer and where you opened chat. It matters whether Copilot explicitly claims it is in VS Code or simply gives VS Code-only instructions: both are misleading, but the first is a claim about the client, while the second is a wrong-platform answer. Neither by itself proves the session was routed through VS Code.