[BUG] spacebar for mic hot key doesnt work

Preflight Checklist

• [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
• [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
• [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

Bug: The default push-to-talk hotkey (Space) for voice dictation doesn't trigger the microphone/record button. Instead, pressing/holding Space activates the dropdown arrow next to the mic button. The mic itself only works when clicked directly with the mouse — it does work correctly when clicked (audio is picked up fine), so this is specifically a hotkey-to-control mapping issue, not a broken mic feature.

What Should Happen?

they need to make it so when you press the spacebar it activates the mic not the downward arrow next to it

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

not sure what you mean

Claude Model

Sonnet (default)

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

Claude 1.40609.0 (f65e38) 2026-08-27T16:19:51.000Z

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

none