New tools coming for WhatsApp audio chats

Since earlier this year, WhatsApp has allowed users to modify the speeds at which voice notes are played back, and it is now beta-testing the same feature for audio messages.

An audio message is a voice note that you've sent to another chat, and it loses its playing speed button in the process, despite the fact that the message remains the same. The button that allows you to choose between 1.5x and 2x speed vanishes.

When it comes to launching new features, WhatsApp takes its time, so it may be a while before the functionality is available on iOS and then Android.