I Tried ChatGPT's Voice Mode. Now I'm Convinced Typing Is a Waste of Time

With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and Google and writes about iPhone and Android features, privacy and security settings, and more.

I've spent years getting frustrated by voice assistants. You know the drill: You get cut off mid-thought or it completely bungles your request and you end up just grabbing your phone to type it anyway. So when I went to try ChatGPT's Voice Mode, my expectations were, frankly, on the floor.

I have never been so happy to be completely wrong.

This isn't just a voice-to-text feature; it feels like having a real, fluid conversation. It intelligently waits for you to finish your thought, understands your natural pauses, and doesn't get thrown off by "ums" or stammers. I can use it while ...