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WhatsApp to get ‘pause voice recordings’ feature
Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature—enabling users to pause voice recordings and resume them later in a future can update.


San Francisco: Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature—enabling users to pause voice recordings and resume them later in a future can update.
As per WhatsApp features tracker Wabetainfo, the platform is working on an update to bring improvements in the app.
WhatsApp is working on the ability to pause voice recordings!
— WABetaInfo (@WABetaInfo) October 9, 2021
You can pause voice recordings to resume them later in a future update of WhatsApp beta for Android and iOS!https://t.co/7FN5KLASzn
The upcoming feature, if successful, will enable users to pause the voice recording by tapping on a pause button and resume the recording again from the same point where they left.
The expected update had been spotted during the development of WhatsApp updates for iOS.
According to a survey, the upcoming update is described as a part of WhatsApp's improved privacy settings.
Earlier, the platform was reportedly in process of testing the option to hide their profile pictures from selected contact on the Android beta version of the app.
Reportedly, WhatsApp has been testing a lot of new features to enhance the user experience.

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