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OpenAI enhances ChatGPT app with this hidden feature - 9to5Mac

ChatGPT just got quieter. Hidden gesture controls let users dial response effort up or down—no settings menu required.

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Why it matters

OpenAI is shipping incremental UX refinements to ChatGPT's mobile apps that improve user control over AI response behavior. These 'hidden' features (gesture controls, response effort sliders, card UI redesigns) represent the kind of polish that drives daily active user engagement and retention.

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10 to know
  1. New hidden gesture control for adjusting response effort

  2. Android-first rollout with new 'colorful cards' UI

  3. Screenshot sharing feature in development

  4. Smarter pacing controls for response timing

  5. No official OpenAI confirmation yet—features still experimental/undocumented

  6. New hidden gesture feature allows users to adjust response effort levels

  7. Android users receiving colourful cards and screenshot share functionality

  8. Multiple quiet feature updates rolling out across ChatGPT app

  9. New smart pacing controls being integrated

  10. No official OpenAI confirmation of full feature list yet

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Publisher excerpt: OpenAI enhances ChatGPT app with this hidden feature 9to5Mac OpenAI adds a new 'secret' feature to ChatGPT that lets users change response effort with a hidden gesture Moneycontrol.com ChatGPT is working on a slew of new features for Android users Android Authority ChatGPT to bring colourful cards,…
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