macOS desktop audio recording stops when switching threads
Open 💬 2 comments Opened Jun 25, 2026 by andrewsohrabi
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Summary
On the macOS desktop app, switching threads while audio recording / dictation is active stops the recording and cuts off the current audio capture.
Repro
- Open Codex on macOS desktop.
- Start recording audio / dictation in the current thread composer.
- While recording is still active, click a different thread in the sidebar.
Observed
The audio recording is cut off immediately when the thread changes. The in-progress recording does not continue, and the captured input can be lost/interrupted.
Expected
Switching threads should not silently discard or cut off an active recording. Reasonable behaviors would include one of:
- keep recording active while the selected thread changes,
- preserve the recording with the original thread until it is submitted/cancelled,
- or warn before switching if the recording must be stopped.
2 Comments
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related not exactly the same since we don't need ASR failure & window/thread switch to lose the live dictation