ChatGPT's microphone on Android and iPhone now handles more than 70 languages, including mixed ones, so multilingual users can talk without changing settings first.
ChatGPT's voice typing on Android phones and iPhones now understands more than 70 languages. It can also follow you when you switch between them while speaking. You no longer need to change a language setting before you talk. OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, rolled out the update quietly, according to the tech site NPowerUser.
Until now, voice dictation often meant picking a language first, or changing settings whenever you wanted to speak a different one. That slowed down anyone who uses more than one language in daily life. Now you tap the microphone and start speaking. The app recognizes supported languages and moves between them on its own. Dictation also keeps running without frequent pauses.
The update is aimed at people who blend languages in normal conversation. The report gives examples such as English mixed with Hindi, Spanish, French or Arabic. If that sounds like how you or your family talk, dictating a message to ChatGPT should now be less of a chore. People who speak only one language will see little difference.
The report does not list all 70-plus languages. It does not say how well the feature handles every pairing, or whether every user has it yet. It also does not say if it depends on a paid plan. The details come from a news site's summary, so it is worth testing the microphone yourself with the languages you use.
If you mix languages when you talk, try ChatGPT's microphone on your phone and see whether it keeps up without any settings changes.
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