ChatGPT Web Update Removed Message Version Arrows (Cannot Access Edited Message History)

THE SAME QUESTION

IT’S SOOOOOOOO ANNOYING.

This is one of the most irresponsible frontend changes I’ve ever seen from a major product team.

The server still returns all branch data. Search still indexes those messages. openai’s frontend simply hides the navigation UI through feature flags like hide_pagination: true, making users believe their conversation history is gone.

People are using ChatGPT as a long-term thinking workspace, not a disposable toy chat app. Silently breaking branch navigation without clear migration, compatibility, or recovery mechanisms is unbelievably reckless.

Openai are actively destroying user trust in data continuity and conversation reliability. This is not “clean UI design”. This is a catastrophic UX decision.