WhatsApp is testing voice note playback even beyond chat threadsWhat you need to know
WhatsApp is testing a change to how voice memos are played back.
Users will be able to continue voice memo playback even when switching away from the current chat thread.
The feature change is being tested with some of the TestFlight beta pool of users.
Popular instant messaging platform WhatsApp is testing a change that will allow users to continue to listen to a voice note even after they move away from the chat thread that it lives in. While playing voice notes is nothing new, it would previously require that users stay in the same chat until the note was finished. That's set to change.
As spotted by WABetaInfo, a change to the latest WhatsApp beta means that people can begin listening to a voice memo and move away from the chat it was in without the memo stop playing. That's a big improvement for those who want to be able to interact with other threads while still listening to a long voice memo from another one.
However, as the same report notes, the ...
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WhatsApp is testing voice note playback even beyond chat threads
