WHATSAPP is about to change how you record voice notes.
According to reports, the Android version of the US chat app will soon roll out the ability to pause recordings midway through.
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You can then resume the recording before deciding to send it to the recipient, according to WABetaInfo.
It’s a handy tool to have at your disposal if you lose your train of thought mid-flow and want to take a break before continuing.
WABetaInfo, which scours early “beta” versions of WhatsApp ahead of their general release, shared the news on Wednesday.
Voice notes have been available in WhatsApp since 2013 and provide an easy way to message when you don’t feel like typing.
Users record a note by opening a chat and tapping and holding the microphone icon to the right of the text box.
For years, there was no way to pause a recording – the moment you lifted your finger from the icon, the voice note was sent.
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Last month, WhatsApp launched the ability to pause and resume voice notes during a recording to the iOS version of the app.
It’s a feature that has been available on the desktop and iPhone versions of WhatsApp for a while.
Soon, when users on Android are documenting a note, a red pause icon will appear under the waveform that shows during every recording.
Users can tap it to pause the note and then tap again to resume. Once they’re finished, they can then send or delete the file.
It’s not clear when the new feature will roll out to WhatsApp for Android – but users can expect it to arrive in the coming months.
As WhatsApp tests new tools and settings, it rolls them out to a small group of people as part of “beta” tests.
Some websites, such as WABetaInfo, are members of WhatsApp’s fabled beta programme, and promptly share whatever they find.
It means fans can get wind of upcoming WhatsApp features long before they’re released to the average user.
Keep in mind that a feature appearing in beta does not necessarily mean that it’ll make it to general release.
However, early versions of the app are generally a good barometer for what users can expect to land on their phones, tablets and PC in the coming months.
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