Restore edit message history in ChatGPT

Hey @j_dub, yeah, that’s a confusing one especially if you rely on comparing outputs. You’re not imagining it.

From what folks have been seeing, the message version toggle isn’t fully gone, it’s just inconsistent. It still shows up on desktop (browser + desktop app) and even mobile browser, but not on the mobile app right now. So it feels like a UI limitation rather than the feature being removed entirely.

The overwrite behavior you mentioned ties into that same gap. Without the toggle visible, it looks like edits replace everything instead of branching.

Not ideal, agreed. I’ve seen a few people call this out, so it doesn’t seem isolated. Worth trying on desktop for now if you need that history view.

I’ll pass this along as feedback too since it clearly impacts real workflows. Curious if anyone’s found a better workaround in the meantime.

-Mark G.