Explained: WhatsApp new global voice note player for desktop

WhatsApp latest update: Undoubtedly, the Meta-owned popular messaging platform WhatsApp is aggressively working on its applications and has picked up a number of features and improvements over the past few months. Most recently, the WhatsApp iOS app gained a new global voice note player that allows users to continue to listen to voice notes in the background.

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What is WhatsApp new global voice note player for desktop?

Now, WhatsApp is looking to expand this feature to the desktop app. According to WABetainfo, a website that tracks WhatsApp, the new global audio player is now available for some users on WhatsApp Desktop.

"The global audio player is available on WhatsApp Desktop! The ability to listen to voice notes when switching to a different conversation is now available on WhatsApp Desktop beta," WABetainfo tweeted.

- Screenshots shared by WABetainfo revealed what the feature will look like once it makes its way to all desktop users.

- The feature works similar to the mobile version: when you start playing a voice note, the playback no longer stops when you switch to a different chat.

- The voice note will keep playing in the background.

-  When you move out of the chat while the voice note is playing, a small media player will appear at the bottom, showing a progress bar and a playback button.

WhatsApp Desktop

The global voice note player is available to all users running the latest beta version of WhatsApp Desktop (v2.2204.5). Please note that his feature isn’t available on Android yet. As per, WABetainfo it will make its way to Android in an upcoming update.

History

Last year, the messaging application added the ability to change the playback speed of voice notes.

WhatsApp now also lets you preview your voice notes before sending them to someone.

Upcoming Updates

In addition, the Meta-owned is also working on a transcription feature that will automatically transcribe voice messages using speech recognition technology.

WhatsApp is also testing new drawing tools that will allow users to draw thicker or thinner lines on images/videos.