WHATSAPP has released a clever voice note trick – and fans are going wild for it.
If you’re a fan of voice messages, you’ve probably been annoyed about one key design feature.
Previously it was only possible to listen to a voice message within a chat.
And if you left that chat, the voice message playback would cancel.
Now WhatsApp has tweaked it so that voice playback is universal.
So if you start listening to a voice message in one conversation, you can leave that chat and talk to someone else.
The voice note will continue playing in the background.
This is especially handy if a voice note is quite long, and you want to keep using WhatsApp without being locked into the same channel.
To get the new feature, make sure you’ve updated to the latest version of the app.
The trick was shared by TikTok star @tatechtips, where it’s racked up over 2,000 likes.
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If you want to get the latest WhatsApp features before everyone else, you could always join the WhatsApp beta.
Follow our guide below to find out how.
How to get WhatsApp beta
To download WhatsApp beta for your smartphone you need to go to Google Play on your Android and search for WhatsApp.
Scroll down the page until you see “Become a Beta Tester”.
Tap the “I’m In” button and then click “Join” to confirm.
Now all you have to do is wait for the update to the beta version of the app.
Joining the WhatsApp beta on iOS is more difficult, and has limited capacity.
Follow Apple’s guide here.
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