Voice mode: latency, recording inconsistency, and random interruptions

Summary

Voice mode has several reliability issues that make it difficult to use consistently.

Issues

1. Significant latency — Noticeable delay when using voice mode, making conversation feel sluggish.

1. Recording inconsistency — When recording is toggled on, it's unclear whether recording is actually happening. Sometimes it captures input, sometimes it doesn't, with no clear indicator of the difference.

1. Random interruptions — Recording will start working, capture input for a short period, then spontaneously stop recording mid-speech without user action. This requires manually restarting the recording.

Expected behavior

• Voice input should have minimal, consistent latency
• Recording state should be reliable — when toggled on, it should always be actively recording
• Recording should continue until the user explicitly stops it

Environment

• Platform: macOS (Darwin 25.3.0)
• Using Claude Code CLI