Several new features are currently in the works for messaging service WhatsApp, according to the official WhatsApp official blog and insider website WABetaInfo.<\/p>\n
This will include a new global voice message player which will begin rolling out to Android devices shortly. The feature has already been in beta testing for several months, WABeta<\/a> <\/strong>reports.<\/p>\n The global voice message player<\/strong> lets users start a voice note and then exit a chat, view and reply to messages in other conversations in the app while continuing to play back the voice note.<\/p>\n While playing, a window will be pinned to the top of the app with an option to pause or stop playing the voice message.<\/p>\n This feature will be handy for those multi-tasking users without the time to listen to minutes-long voice notes. It does not allow for playing voice notes while the app is minimised.<\/p>\n WABetaInfo said that this feature could also be useful when you receive a voice message that has a long duration. In this case, you can continue sending messages to other contacts when listening to the voice message.<\/p>\n It is also reportedly testing features including transcription and a seek option to advance experiences with voice messages.<\/p>\n Multi-device support\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n WhatsApp is also rolling out its anticipated multi-device feature to all users, enabling them to link up to four devices to use the messaging platform even when their phones lack a data connection.<\/p>\n The Facebook-owned service has updated its FAQ page<\/a><\/strong> to reflect the changes.<\/p>\n While the messaging platform does not require your phone to be online to use the multi-device feature, WhatsApp will disconnect your linked devices if your phone remains inactive for 14 days.<\/p>\n This will require the user to relink their devices from the WhatsApp application on their phone. WhatsApp also listed several features that aren\u2019t supported on linked devices.<\/p>\n File sharing\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n WhatsApp is currently testing the ability to share media files of up to 2GB in size in select regions.<\/p>\n
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