Simply abbreviate lengthy chatter: WhatsApp has introduced a long-awaited feature that allows you to listen to voice messages faster.
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Voice messages on WhatsApp have always separated the spirits. Some users love them – it is so much easier to chat something quickly on the mobile phone than to write a long text. Others (especially those who receive them) groan when asked to listen to a voice message for two minutes instead of a text that can be read in a few seconds. With the latest function, WhatsApp wants to at least alleviate the pain a little. At the push of a button, long-winded voice messages can simply be played faster in the future until the person gets to the point. Optionally in You can now listen to them at one and a half times or twice the speed.
The operation is very simple. As soon as you listen to a voice message in the new version, a button labeled “1x” appears to the right, where the other person’s photo is otherwise visible. This allows playback to be switched to 1.5x, 2x and back to normal speed.
The function was introduced with the current WhatsApp version (2.21.100 on iOS or 2.21.10.16 on Android) introduced. The update was released on Tuesday for both systems and is now being distributed to the devices piece by piece. You can find out which version is currently installed in the WhatsApp settings. There is under “Help” the menu item “App Info”, which shows the current version.
However, some users tell us that the new function is not yet available to them, even though they have installed all updates. In this case, the only thing that will help is a little patience until it is activated in the next few days.
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But the faster playback of voice messages is not that only innovation. WhatsApp has also tackled the problem of personal messages getting lost in frequently used group chats. If you with @Name If you are written to personally in a group, this will be included in the future an @ symbol in the chat list. The same thing happens when one of your messages is replied to in the chat.
The two new features come at a time when the app tends to make negative headlines, including new terms of use that caused a lot of excitement – here is an article on it.
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