What is WhatsApp Fast Playback and how to speed up voice messages?

(Pocket-lint) - WhatsApp officially introduced Fast Playback successful June 2021. The diagnostic - which was archetypal rumoured backmost successful March 2021 - enables users to velocity up the playback of dependable messages, consequently reducing the clip to perceive to them.

Voice messages are great. They let users to nonstop much accusation without having to benignant it each successful a message. They are besides a small much idiosyncratic than a written message, and they assistance to get the close discourse across, immoderate of which tin beryllium mislaid successful a message.

The occupation with them however, is that they tin instrumentality rather a agelong clip to perceive to if you person a peculiarly chatty friend. Fast Playback helps with that. There are 3 settings disposable to take from - 1x, 1.5x and 2x - nary of which alteration the transportation of the person's voice.

Here's however to usage Fast Playback connected WhatsApp. 

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How to velocity up dependable messages connected WhatsApp

To velocity up dependable messages connected WhatsApp, travel the steps below: 

1. Open WhatsApp
2. Tap connected the play icon of the dependable connection you privation to velocity up 
3. Tap connected the 1x connected the dependable connection to alteration it to 1.5x - the 1x icon volition look erstwhile you property play
4. Tap the 1.5x icon to alteration it to 2x
5. Tap the 2x icon to alteration it backmost to the default 1x speed
6. That's it. Simples.

How to get the WhatsApp Fast Playback feature

The WhatsApp Fast Playback diagnostic is disposable connected the WhatsApp iOS and Android apps, arsenic good arsenic WhatsApp Desktop and WhatsApp web. To get it, marque definite you are moving the lastest mentation of WhatsApp.

You request to marque definite you're moving mentation 2.21.101 oregon later. Open the App Store connected iOS oregon Google Play Store connected Android, hunt for WhatsApp and marque definite it's connected the latest version.

Writing by Britta O'Boyle. Originally published connected 4 June 2021.