If you have ever received a very long voice message on WhatsApp, which you want to be able to go a little faster, it seems that WhatsApp has listened to you.
Accordingly, the app tests different playback speeds on iOS and Android WABetaInfo. The socket saw the feature in a new update in Apple’s TestFlight beta program and Google Play beta program in the last days. According to WABetaInfo, there will be three playback speeds available on iOS and Android: 1.0x, 1.5x and 2.0x. The feature is under development and is not available to the general public.
In its report on the Android version, the outlet stated that users will be able to change the playback speed of a voice message by touching the speed tag. You can see below screenshots of what the supposed function would look like.
As with other developments, it is not clear that it will ever reach the mainstream. There is no set release date.
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Now, I don’t know about all of you, but it’s pretty hard for me to hear long voice messages from my friends as it is. Often, some friends who love voice messages will send me messages that are four, five and even 15 minutes long. Until I finish listening, sometimes it’s hard to remember the many topics they mentioned. FYI, a good trick is to reply via text in WhatsApp while listening, so as not to forget all the details in the voice message.
This does not mean that I judge people who send long voice messages. I can’t, because I do too. In fact, I sometimes joke with my best friends (who are the only ones on this Earth who are willing to listen to a 12-minute voice message from me) that I don’t send them voice messages, I send them podcasts. For those who will inevitably ask why I don’t just call my friends, it’s a time zone problem.
So what do I think when I see the idea of WhatsApp for new playback speeds? I mean, I won’t say it’s a bad idea. There will certainly be some people who find it useful if he is ever released. But if I get lost while listening to long voice messages at normal playback speed, I can’t even imagine what it will be like if I increase that speed. And, well, I’m not sure if I’d laugh or be upset if my friends speed up my messages (although I wouldn’t blame them, my messages are too long).
Unfortunately, at each playback speed.