ChatGPT Web Update Removed Message Version Arrows (Cannot Access Edited Message History)
OpenAI Developer Community
May 4, 2026
I think they are wanting to remove it since we now get a warning. We need to report it as a bug and email then.
Here is what I emailed them:
Hi, I wanted to report what seems like a missing or broken feature in ChatGPT. Previously, when editing a message, I could cycle through different versions of that message using arrows (e.g., 1/3, 2/3), which allowed me to navigate between multiple edits within the same conversation. That functionality appears to be gone now, and I can no longer access earlier versions of edited prompts or responses. This is impacting my workflow since I relied on it for comparing iterations. I also noticed there is an active discussion on the OpenAI community forum reporting the same issue. Can you confirm if this feature was removed or if this is a bug?
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