WhatsApp is working on a new feature that Windows users will appreciate. If you use the messaging app on your Windows computer, you will soon be able to speed up voice notes. This feature was rolled out for voice notes days ago on iPhone and Android, and now some beta testers say they are able to do the same on Windows beta.
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Speed it up
Meta-owned WhatsApp is always working to improve user experience of the app on all devices including computers. The news, released by WABetaInfo who keenly monitor new app developments and improvements on WhatsApp noted that this new feature is particularly important now that the old WhatsApp Desktop app has been replaced with the UWP build on the Microsoft Store.
The speed-up feature makes it possible to increase the pace at which a voice note plays back. You may appreciate this more if you are some who communicates a lot using voice notes. According to the team at WABetaInfo:
The best way to check if the feature is already available for your WhatsApp account is to play a voice note: if the playback speed button shows up, you can finally start using this feature.
Waiting game
The feature is now available to users who have installed the latest version of WhatsApp beta for windows from the Microsoft Store. However, if you are beta tester who’s still using the previous update, you might just luck out and find that it works on it too. If none of these is the case, you might just have to wait, sadly.
Generally, in the case you do not have this feature, you need to wait for a future update that brings the feature to more beta testers on Windows so let’s wait for at least the 2.2241.0.0 build to come on the Microsoft Store to everyone.
Sources used:
The Sun: Millions of WhatsApp users who send or receive voice notes issued major alert
WABetaInfo: WhatsApp is releasing the ability to speed up voice notes on Windows beta
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