According to WhatsApp, the latest update of the messenger has a new voice message function. You should finally be able to leave the chat while listening. Many users have been waiting for this for a long time. But even after the update it doesn’t work – or is there a misunderstanding?
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. Supposedly you should now be able to switch chats while playing a voice message. Unfortunately this does not work as promised.
Change chat on 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.”
Attached is the screenshot of the relevant statement:
The statement on the innovation is not written very clearly. You might also think that’s about it. Play messages outside of WhatsApp. However, this function has been integrated for a long time. What doesn’t work: Play voice messages and then leave the chat or switch back to the chat overview. Therefore it is also not possible to listen to a voice note while chatting with another person.
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Looking for the new feature
So we tried it on several iPhones, but none of them switched chats while playing voice messages. Otherwise, we couldn’t discover any innovations that would fit the update text. Only the appearance of voice messages in chats has changed. These are now reminiscent of Instagram.
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TECHBOOK has asked WhatsApp and is hoping for an answer as to what the new function is doing. We want to know whether or not you can switch chats on voice messages. We haven’t received any feedback yet.