[BUG] Dictation mic button disappears from composer once there's text — regression of the v1.46388.1 fix (macOS 1.49585.0)
Status Open
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Activity 2 comments · opened Sep 9, 2026
v1.46388.1 (2026-09-04) shipped: "Fixed the dictation microphone button disappearing from the chat composer once a message had text, an attached file, or a quoted reply." That behavior is back on 1.49585.0.
Steps to reproduce
- Open a chat (or Cowork task) with an empty composer — mic icon and its chevron are present.
- Type any text.
- Mic icon and chevron disappear; only the send control remains.
- Select all and delete the text — mic icon returns immediately.
Expected
Mic stays available with text in the composer, so dictation can be appended to already-typed text.
Notes
- Reproduces in both regular chats and Cowork tasks.
- Persists after a full quit and relaunch, so it isn't a stale renderer.
- The chevron beside the mic on this build opens an audio input device picker, not a dictation/voice-mode switch — so this isn't a mode-toggle state issue.
Environment
- macOS, Apple Silicon (arm64)
- Claude desktop 1.49585.0 (41ad1d), built 2026-09-08T05:21:03Z
- Electron 44.2.0
Impact
Breaks the type -> think -> dictate-more workflow entirely; only fallback is macOS system dictation.
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