Fact · Voice and AI
OpenAI Academy says that in the ChatGPT mobile or desktop app, you start Voice Mode by tapping and holding the large microphone button, which begins a real-time conversation, and you release it to stop.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Tap and hold the large microphone button to begin a real-time conversation. Release to stop.”
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Open the original- What it measures
- The page lists two separate controls in the ChatGPT app: the microphone icon in the text box starts Dictation, which shows your words as text, and the large microphone button starts Voice Mode, a two-way spoken conversation.
- What it does not show
- The page describes the mobile and desktop apps only. It does not describe the web version, and the button layout may change with app updates.