WhatsApp has added a plethora of new features to its messaging app available for both Android and iOS devices in recent times. The desktop version has also received a fair share of updates in the last few years; specifically following Facebook’s acquisition of the app. Several new features primarily focus on enhancing the privacy aspects and also improving the overall user experience. Another such feature has now been released which will allow WhatsApp users to preview voice messages before sending to any contact. What is this new feature and how can you make use of it? Read on to know:
WhatsApp Audio Preview Feature: What Is It And How Can You Use It?
WhatsApp already offers the provision to send an audio message from any chat window. However, until now there wasn’t an option available to preview the audio clip before sending it. Also, users couldn’t pause the audio message while recording it.
But that changes now as the company has now added this feature wherein you’ll be able to listen to the recorded audio before sending it. The company has shared a new tweet via its official handle on Twitter that confirms the availability of this new feature for the WhatsApp messenger.
Besides, this option will also allow the users to delete the audio file if it isn’t recorded properly. All you’d need to do is click on the trash icon and the file be deleted. It is worth adding that this new feature has been made available for both WhatsApp Android and iOS platforms. It will also be available for the desktop version otherwise known as WhatsApp web.
As for the steps, they are similar to how you record a long audio message but you get to replay the audio before sending it.
Step 1: Open any chat window and tap on the microphone icon.
Step 2: You will need to slide up on the microphone tab to lock it and for hands-free audio recording.
Step 3: Now, you can start speaking your message and click on stop once done.
Step 4: You’ll see an option to replay the audio. If it sounds good and doesn’t require any changes you can click on the send button. Or else, you can click on the trash icon to delete the audio. You can repeat the above steps to re-record any audio message.
