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    {
        "role": "user",
        "content": "has%20the%20sound%20leasey%20normally%20makes%20when%20processing%20a%20chat%20gpt%20request%20been%20removed%20from%20the%20latest%20build"
    },
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        "role": "assistant",
        "content": "I couldn\u2019t find any credible source confirming that a specific \u201csound\u201d (like a processing chime or animated sound effect) that ChatGPT *always* made during request processing has been officially removed in the latest build. It\u2019s possible the feature change is related to a UI or accessibility update, an A/B test, or device-specific rollout, but there\u2019s no documentation or announcement about it.\n\nHere\u2019s what I did find that\u2019s relevant:\n\n---\n\n### \ud83d\udd0d What\u2019s Known\n\n1. **Voice Mode UI Changes:**\n   - In November 2025, OpenAI updated ChatGPT so that voice mode is *no longer* a separate interface. Users can now initiate voice mode *inside the normal chat screen*, instead of switching to the blue orb voice-only view. ([techcrunch.com](https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/25/chatgpts-voice-mode-is-no-longer-a-separate-interface/?utm_source=openai))  \n   - However, users can still enable the old \u201cseparate mode\u201d via Settings if they prefer that UI. ([techcrunch.com](https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/25/chatgpts-voice-mode-is-no-longer-a-separate-interface/?utm_source=openai))\n\n2. **Settings & Mode Options:**\n   - The help articles have been updated recently (as recent as \u201cyesterday\u201d for certain locales) describing these voice mode changes. ([help.openai.com](https://help.openai.com/ja-jp/articles/8400625-voice-mode-faq?utm_source=openai))  \n   - The FAQ pages talk about how voice experiences appear either integrated into the main chat or as a separate blue orb screen, depending on settings. ([help.openai.com](https://help.openai.com/ja-jp/articles/8400625-voice-mode-faq?utm_source=openai))\n\n---\n\n### \ud83e\uddd0 What I *Couldn\u2019t* Confirm\n\n- No mention in Help Center, release notes, or tech blogs about a specific audible signal or \u201csound effect\u201d being removed when ChatGPT starts thinking, processing, or completing a response.\n- No user-reported documentation showing OpenAI saying \u201cWe removed the sound when ChatGPT begins processing your request.\u201d\n\n---\n\n### \u2705 Possible Explanations\n\n- It could be that some users noticed the sound they were used to and assumed it was broadly removed, but perhaps it never existed uniformly across devices or accounts.\n- It\u2019s possible the sound is still there for some users depending on their device, settings, account tier, or app version.\n- It might also have been part of a test or an experiment that\u2019s been phased out quietly (no announcement).\n\n---\n\nIf you tell me what device (iPhone, Android, web browser, etc.) or version (app version number) you\u2019re using, I can check more specifically if it was removed there. Do you want me to dig into that?"
    }
]