You can now listen to WhatsApp voice messages before hitting send
WhatsApp has
announced a slew of features for voice messaging on its platform, including
playback of a voice note before sending it, pause and resume recording, playing
the messages outside of the chat and more.
“When we first launched voice messaging in 2013, we knew that it
could change the way people communicate. By keeping the design simple, we’ve
made recording and sending a voice message as quick and easy as writing a
text,” the company said.
“Every day on WhatsApp, our users send 7 billion voice messages on
average, all of which are protected by end-to-end encryption to keep them
private and secure at all times,” it added.
The Meta (formerly Facebook) -owned messaging platform will also
enable waveform visualisation to show a visual representation of the sound on
the voice message to help follow the recording, a remember playback tool so
that if a user pauses when listening to a voice message, they can pick up later
where they left off, and playback of voice messages at 1.5x or 2x speeds to
listen to messages faster on both regular and forwarded messages.
“Voice messages have made it quick and easy for people to have more
expressive conversations. Showing emotion or excitement through voice is more
natural than text, and in many situations, voice messages are the preferred
form of communication on WhatsApp,” the company said.
“It’s simple for anyone to use - for your family members who
prefer to avoid typing, for your friends who love to tell stories, for your
peers who need encouraging words, or for when you want to hear your partner's
voice at the end of a long day,” it added.
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