Now, the feature is being expanded to desktop users, which gives us a feeling that it might be soon available for all. Here are the details. A report by Beta Info has revealed that WhatsApp has introduced the new global media player for WhatsApp Desktop beta 2.2204.5. This feature will let users listen to a voice note while scrolling through a different chat.
Screenshots shared by BetaInfo show that while the voice note or audio is played "and" a user switches to a different chat, the audio continues to play, the media player will be placed at the bottom of the chat list. In iOS, the media player will show up at the top. The global media player will consist of the play/ pause button and the progress indicator. There will also be an option to end playing the voice note with a close button and the sender’s profile photo too.
However, the feature is currently available for beta users and there’s no word on when it will reach the general audience. If you are a beta tester, you can get to use it now. This comes after WhatsApp was recently found testing the ability to pause and resume voice recordings on its web version. It remains to be known when these two features will be introduced as part of the stable version. Since the global media player is being tested on multiple platforms, there are high chances it is all set to reach everyone via WhatsApp’s next stable update. We will let you know once this happens. So, stay tuned!
Screenshots shared by Beta show that while the voice note or audio is played "and" a user switches to a different chat, the audio continues to play, the media player will be placed at the bottom of the chat list. In iOS, the media player will show up at the top. The global media player will consist of the play/ pause button and the progress indicator. There will also be an option to end playing the voice note with a close button and the sender’s profile photo too.
However, the feature is currently available for betaine users and there’s no word on when it will reach the general audience. If you are a beta tester, you can get to use it now. This comes after WhatsApp was recently found testing the ability to pause and resume voice recordings on its web version. It remains to be known when these two features will be introduced as part of the stable version. Since the global media player is being tested on multiple platforms, there are high chances it is all set to reach everyone via WhatsApp’s next stable update. We will let you know once this happens. So, stay tuned! In addition to a plethora of features WhatsApp has been testing recently, the messaging giant is now rolling out a new feature that will extend chat support to users within the app. The feature, which was removed from WhatsApp’s beta versions without any reason in the recent past, is now making a comeback.
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