Read aloud feature is not wroking today for me!
Hello OpenAI Team and Community,
I wanted to report that the “Read Aloud” feature on the ChatGPT Android app has stopped working again, seemingly out of nowhere. This issue has reappeared without any changes on my end, and I’m unsure what might be causing it.
If there are any troubleshooting steps I can try on my side to resolve this, I’d greatly appreciate guidance. I’ve already attempted basic fixes like clearing the cache, updating the app, and reinstalling, but the issue persists.
If this is a known bug or something server-side, it would be great if OpenAI could look into it and work on a fix. This feature is incredibly helpful, and its absence significantly impacts usability for many users.
Thank you for your attention, and I hope this can be resolved soon!
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and now today also - veyr irritating - how can i read aloud 25,000 characters online for free? I am payting 200 a mnth for stuff that doesn’t work -all i am doing latley is complaining here about openai not working.
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Hey, I found the culprit, and it’s a bit technical. When you click the “Read Aloud” button, your browser initiates an API call to synthesize the response into an audio stream.
The server has a processing time limit of about 30 seconds for synthesis. So, if the response is too long and takes more than 30 seconds to process, the request will fail, and the browser will show a “Something went wrong” message.
I can conclude that this is a ChatGPT server limitation. Can someone help report this to them?