The Voice Mode in ChatGPT allows you to talk to the AI assistant as if you were speaking to a real person. You can choose a voice model that sounds natural and appropriate, and you can ask the AI to speak in your preferred language.
Additionally, you can continue your ChatGPT conversations in the background even when you switch to other apps or when your phone’s screen is locked. However, this background conversation feature is disabled by default, so you’ll need to turn it on if you want to use it.
The advantage of background conversation is that it enables you to engage with the chatbot regarding the content you’re currently viewing—be it a webpage, a WhatsApp message, or even something in your surroundings. This feature allows you to ask questions and receive valuable information seamlessly, without the need to switch to the ChatGPT app.
For privacy reasons, this feature is disabled by default, ensuring that ChatGPT does not listen to your conversations without your explicit consent. Users have the option to manually enable it if they wish to utilize the background conversation functionality. Follow the guide below to enable the background conversation feature.
Enable ChatGPT’s Background Conversation Feature
1. Open the ChatGPT app on your device.
2. Tap the two-line menu icon in the top-left corner.
3. Next, select your account name at the bottom of the menu.
4. Choose ‘Voice’ and switch the ‘Background Conversations’ option to enabled.
5. To restrict ‘Voice mode’ chats to the ChatGPT app, simply toggle it off again.
On the Voice settings page, you can customize ChatGPT’s default voice easily. Simply tap “Voice,” swipe through the available options, select your preferred voice, and tap “Done” to save your choice.
FYI, ChatGPT’s advanced voice mode can understand different accents and speaking styles, pick up on things like how fast you’re talking, and respond with appropriate emotion in its voice. Overall, the new advanced voice mode makes ChatGPT sound more human-like and natural when you talk to it out loud.
