Voice mode broken on Linux after upgrade to 2.1.83

Resolved 💬 9 comments Opened Mar 25, 2026 by Chelu97 Closed Jun 24, 2026

Description

Voice mode (/voice) stopped working entirely after upgrading from 2.1.81 to 2.1.83 on Linux. Neither custom keybindings nor the default space push-to-talk trigger recording.

Steps to reproduce

  1. Upgrade to 2.1.83
  2. Run /voice to enable voice mode
  3. Hold space (default) or any custom voice keybinding — nothing happens

Expected behavior

Holding the push-to-talk key should start recording audio and transcribing speech, as it did in 2.1.81.

Actual behavior

No recording starts. Voice mode appears enabled (/voice toggles on) but push-to-talk is completely unresponsive.

Environment

  • Working version: 2.1.81
  • Broken version: 2.1.83
  • Platform: Linux x64 (Ubuntu, kernel 6.17.0-19-generic)
  • Terminal: PyCharm integrated terminal
  • Audio tools: sox/rec and arecord available
  • Config: voiceEnabled: true in settings.json, custom keybindings.json with alt+v (also tested without custom keybindings)

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