{"id":10790,"date":"2022-03-31T09:54:58","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T09:54:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1383617"},"modified":"2022-03-31T09:54:58","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T09:54:58","slug":"whatsapps-new-features-will-make-voice-messages-suck-less","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=10790","title":{"rendered":"WhatsApp\u2019s new features will make voice messages suck less"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>WhatsApp voice notes are useful when you want to send some explanation or rant about a bad date to a friend, and you\u2019re too tired to type all of that.<\/p>\n<p>But creating and listening to these notes has been a sucky experience \u2014 until now, at least Last night, WhatsApp said that it\u2019s going to roll out a bunch of features over the next few weeks that can turn voice notes into a pleasant experience.<\/p>\n<p>There are two things I\u2019m most excited about: out-of-chat playback and remember playback.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how it works. Currently, WhatsApp pauses a voice note if you switch to another chat. That\u2019s annoying because you might want to quickly reply to someone while listening to a 10-minute long voice note.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, the first feature I mentioned solves that issue. You\u2019ll see a bar atop the app showing what voice note is playing, and you can always quickly press the x sign to close it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-featured_img wp-image-1383619 js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/277667133_971155156908115_3470046521088772221_n-796x448.png\" alt=\"Here's a summary of what's coming up for WhatsApp voice messages\" width=\"796\" height=\"448\" sizes=\"(max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/277667133_971155156908115_3470046521088772221_n-796x448.png 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/277667133_971155156908115_3470046521088772221_n-280x158.png 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/277667133_971155156908115_3470046521088772221_n-240x135.png 240w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/277667133_971155156908115_3470046521088772221_n-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/277667133_971155156908115_3470046521088772221_n-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/277667133_971155156908115_3470046521088772221_n-1592x896.png 1592w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/277667133_971155156908115_3470046521088772221_n-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/277667133_971155156908115_3470046521088772221_n.png 1920w\"><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/whatsapps-voice-notes-features-roll-out-analysis#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fplugged%2F2022%2F03%2F31%2Fwhatsapps-voice-notes-features-roll-out-analysis%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Here\u2019s a summary of what\u2019s coming up for WhatsApp voice messages\" data-title=\"Share Here\u2019s a summary of what\u2019s coming up for WhatsApp voice messages on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Here\u2019s a summary of what\u2019s coming up for WhatsApp voice messages on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"><\/i><\/a>Here\u2019s a summary of what\u2019s coming up for WhatsApp voice messages<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-featured_img wp-image-1383619\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/277667133_971155156908115_3470046521088772221_n-796x448.png\" alt=\"Here's a summary of what's coming up for WhatsApp voice messages\" width=\"796\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/277667133_971155156908115_3470046521088772221_n-796x448.png 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/277667133_971155156908115_3470046521088772221_n-280x158.png 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/277667133_971155156908115_3470046521088772221_n-240x135.png 240w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/277667133_971155156908115_3470046521088772221_n-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/277667133_971155156908115_3470046521088772221_n-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/277667133_971155156908115_3470046521088772221_n-1592x896.png 1592w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/277667133_971155156908115_3470046521088772221_n-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/03\/277667133_971155156908115_3470046521088772221_n.png 1920w\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>The second feature that\u2019s coming up solves another major problem. For the longest time, WhatsApp played a voice message from the beginning if you moved to another chat or closed the app.<\/p>\n<p>So when you returned to the chat, you had to manually scrub to the part where you had left. I have been extremely annoyed by this limitation.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the app remembers the marker automatically, so it\u2019s like resuming a song or a podcast playback.<\/p>\n<p>WhatsApp\u2019s rolling out some other features like the preview draft before sending, pause voice, recording, and waveform visualization.<\/p>\n<p>The company has already rolled out a playback speed feature to devices, and you can <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/how-to-speed-up-whatsapp-voice-messages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">read our guide on how to use it<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>With this, WhatsApp has finally caught up with Telegram which already allowed voice notes to be played out of the chat. Plus, it makes composing voice messages a better experience. Now, it should finally focus on launching <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/whatsapp-poll-feature-development-analysis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this rumored poll feature for groups<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/whatsapps-voice-notes-features-roll-out-analysis\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WhatsApp voice notes are useful when you want to send some explanation or rant about a bad date to a friend, and you\u2019re too tired to type all of that. 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