A number of new features appear to be coming to WhatsApp in 2022, and this time, the long-rumored global voice note player is being beta tested with iOS users. You wonder, “What’s the point?” You can scroll through another chat while listening to voice notes from one chat. Here are all the specifics you need to be aware of.
Listen to WhatsApp Voice Messages in the Background
The messaging platform has begun rolling out the new global voice note player for iOS beta version 22.1.72 on both the regular and Business applications, according to a recent report by WABetaInfo. When the feature will be accessible to Android users is unknown.
You’ll be able to hear voice messages in the background thanks to this new function. The voice note player will keep playing even if you start listening to it while viewing another WhatsApp message. A new media player with the name of the WhatsApp contact, a play/pause button, and a close player option will appear at the top of the conversation list.
While examining various WhatsApp chats, we tried out the new functionality and were able to play the voice message. It’s important to keep in mind that not all iOS beta testers will have access to the feature. You just need to wait! Check out how the voice note player will appear when a voice message is playing in the background in the meantime:
Once more, we have no idea when WhatsApp intends to make this useful function available to everyone. For those who are unaware, WhatsApp just added a function that lets you listen to a voice message before sending it to prevent any mistakes.
Recently, some other new features have been discovered being tested on the messaging platform owned by Meta. The option to search for nearby companies, a new Communities section, the ability to show a person’s profile photo in alerts, a reworked chat list UI and contact details page, the ability to search for people nearby, and more are all anticipated to come shortly.
And given that it typically occurs sooner rather than later, we may anticipate these features to make it to the stable version. We’ll keep you informed once this occurs and of any other WhatsApp-related information as well. So, keep an eye out!
