It should be available about two weeks ago. Now the new feature is this. You can finally switch chat while listening to voice messages. However, this can quickly lead to embarrassing mishaps.
Voice messages on WhatsApp have become a popular means of communication. A lot has happened in this field in the past. New functions keep making it easier to record and listen to voice notes. But users have been waiting for one for a long time. Now you can switch chats while playing a voice message. However, TECHBOOK immediately noticed a weakness in the function.
Switch chat for voice messages
Anyone who sends voice messages more often will probably long for this function. With the WhatsApp update to version 22.4.75 on the iPhone or 2.22.4.74 for Android it looked as if the messenger had finally complied with this wish. The updates from February 16, 2022 and February 15, 2022 respectively contain the following new function: “You can now play voice messages and audio files outside of chats.” The function has probably been rolled out since then. It arrived at the TECHBOOK editorial office today. If you now play a message and switch chat, it looks like this:
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Embarrassing mishaps happen so easily
Based on the screenshot above, some of you may already be able to guess where the danger lies here. Users are used to seeing the chat partner’s name at the top. You can also hear his voice. What could be more obvious than messing up the chats. In our example, this would mean that I think I would write Jassica (because I see her name above and hear her voice), but in fact the message is going to Rita.
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The consequences of a message going to the wrong recipient can range from harmless to catastrophic. Therefore, from now on, always pay attention to which chat you are currently in!