WHATSAPP has changed how voice notes work in a huge update rolling out today.
The change has been in testing for a while, but is finally ready for general release.
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It means you can now listen to voice messages when you’re in a different chat.
So if you start listening to a voice note in one chat, you can move to another without cancelling playback.
This is especially useful if you’re listening to a long voice note, but you still want to talk to other people in WhatsApp.
The feature entered testing in the WhatsApp beta around a month ago.
But in the latest WhatsApp update – version 22.4.75 – it’s now live for all users.
To see it, make sure you’ve updated WhatsApp in the Apple App Store on iPhone or Google Play Store on Android.
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WhatsApp has also announced some other clever functions.
These include the ability to pause and resume voice note recordings.
And you can even listen back to the message before you send it.
They aren’t the only changes coming to WhatsApp.
The app is also testing a Facebook-style Cover Photo feature for profiles.
And WhatsApp is also trialling Facebook-style message reactions for chats.
The reactions include “thumbs up”, “love heart”, “crying with laughter”, “shocked”, “tearful” and “pray” or “high five”.
These features are currently only available in the WhatsApp beta.
If you want to test out new WhatsApp features, you should consider joining the beta.
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 iPhone is more difficult, and has limited capacity.
Follow Apple’s guide here.
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