Dev ditches typing for GitHub Copilot voice mode in VS Code ahead of Ignite crunch
AmyKateNicho · x · 2026-11-09
A developer shares a hands-on first look at GitHub Copilot's Voice Mode in VS Code: a week before Microsoft Ignite, typing felt too slow for her pace, so she switched to talking through notebooks with the "Junho" agent voice via an HD webcam mic. A screenshot shows the built-in Voice Mode UI with multiple agent voices (Birch, Harper, Oak, Junho) and adjustable settings for how the agent speaks or writes.
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