WhatsApp On Android Finally Allows You To Listen To Voice Chats Over Other Apps: How It Works

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WhatsApp is bringing more features to Android and before that it wants to test some of them through its beta version that is offered to select users.

WhatsApp on Android is now getting this voice chat feature that came to iPhone users a few weeks back. The beta version has been spotted with the ability to play voice chats in the background so that you don’t have to stop doing everything else to play the audio.

It’s called the global voice note player, and Android users running the WhatsApp beta version 2.22.7.21 can try out this feature right away.

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The details of the update were shared by WABetainfo this week, which also added that only select users might be able to use the global voice note player on the Android beta version right now. So, if you don’t see the option available yet, we suggest you to wait for a bit.

Voice notes have been an interesting addition to WhatsApp, and even though you text on the app, sending voice messages has become convenient for many. But for all this time, you had to open the app and listen to the voice note without closing it.

Now, with the global voice note player, you will see a player bar at the top of the app, which lets you listen to the chat, and allows you to continue doing other things as well.

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The feature is being tested out on the beta version for Android users right now, so regular users will have to wait for the official release, which should probably happen in a month or two. Android users generally get features on WhatsApp before the iPhone folks get to use it. But in this case, iOS got the option first, making Android people wait for the rollout. And even then, the beta release has been limited to a few users for some reason.

In other WhatsApp news, the platform is likely to bring more restrictions with regards to forwarding a message.

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It wants to limit how many times users can share the same message in the next few updates.

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