ChatGPT on your phone: talk with your voice and show it what you see
How to use ChatGPT Voice on iPhone and Android, the modes (Live, Advanced, Standard), when you can share camera or screen, free limits and what happens to your audio.
Voice works inside a chat: you hear and read the answer, and can type when you can’t talk.
Get started
Tap the voice icon, allow the microphone, choose a voice and speak. Also on chatgpt.com.
Three modes (Settings > Voice)
- Live: natural, can listen and speak at once, web search, memory, text and images. No video or screen sharing.
- Advanced: previous real-time mode; use it for live video or screen sharing on mobile (eligible subscribers).
- Standard: turn-by-turn.
Limits
Live in chat: Free limited; Go and Plus 3 hours per rolling 24 hours.
Tips
Headphones help; works in the background and in Apple CarPlay (set it up before driving).
Privacy
Live/Advanced clips kept 30 days with the transcript; Standard audio deleted after transcription. No training on audio unless you turn on Include your audio recordings. See ChatGPT privacy.
In the glossary: Voice mode.
ChatGPT not working? See how to tell if ChatGPT is down and which alternatives to use meanwhile.
Frequently asked questions
Is voice free?
Free has limited Live access; Go and Plus include 3 hours per 24 hours, according to OpenAI.
Can I show my camera live?
Live doesn’t support video or screen sharing; Advanced does for eligible subscribers on iOS and Android.
Is my audio kept?
Live and Advanced audio clips are kept with the transcript for 30 days. Standard deletes audio after transcription. Not used for training unless you opt in.
Keep reading
Sources
- ChatGPT Voice — OpenAI
Change log
- : First published with OpenAI’s official help as checked that day.
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