You’ll soon be able to listen to WhatsApp voice messages in the background

WhatsApp voice messages have been getting better and better lately: Users can nowcontrol their playback speedandlisten to them before they’re sent.The way they appearhas also been improved, as the waveform is now directly visible in the conversation. A long-expected enhancement is also in the works, which will finally allow users to continue listening to a voice message while browsing other conversations.

WABetaInfojust revealed the feature is under development, with the addition of a card shown atop the Whatsapp window while browsing other threads. Users will therefore be able to pause, resume, or stop playing a voice message without having to stay on the conversation. This is particularly convenient in case you want to reply to another thread while continuing to listen to the voice message.

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Sadly, the feature isn’t available yet, even for beta users, but at least we have confirmation the feature should become available in the near future.

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