[BUG]

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What's Wrong?

[BUG] Dictation push-to-talk (press and hold mic) no longer records — click-to-toggle only

What's wrong

Press-and-hold on the dictation mic button used to start recording for as long as the button was held, and stop on release. On the current build this does nothing; only a single click, which toggles recording on and off, still works.

Impact

Hold-to-talk is the faster path for short interjections and avoids leaving an open recording session by accident. With toggle-only, every short addition needs two clicks plus a confirmation.

What Should Happen?

Expected

Press and hold records while held and stops on release, as before.

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

Steps to reproduce

1. Open a chat with an empty composer.
2. Press and hold the mic icon, speak, release.
3. Nothing is recorded and no transcript appears.
4. Single-click the same icon: recording starts and works normally.

Claude Model

Opus

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

v2.1.270

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

Other

Additional Information

Environment

Windows 11, Chrome, claude.ai web.

Related

Possibly connected to #93165 (mic button disappears once the composer has content), since both concern the dictation control in the composer.