Instant messaging has become an essential part of our lives as we use it to communicate with our friends, family, customers and colleagues. An instant messaging platform that has grown in popularity over the past decade is WhatsApp. It owes its rise to many features such as voice memos.
When WhatsApp launched voice memos, users could only record audio clips. However, WhatsApp has released a feature that allows users to listen to voice memos at an increasing rate over the years. Now WhatsApp allows users to preview voice memos before sending them in its latest update. This feature eliminates the fear of sending strange messages or re-recording the voice memo. Here’s how it works on various devices.
Preview WhatsApp Voice Memos on iPhone
WhatsApp’s voice memo preview feature was released on iPhone devices before rolling out to all platforms in December 2021. Here is how to access this feature on iPhone:
Stage 1: Launch WhatsApp from your iPhone’s home screen.
Step 2: Open an individual chat or group chat in the app.
Stage 3: Touch and hold the microphone icon next to the chat box, then swipe up to enable and lock hands-free recording.
Step 4: To record a new voice memo, start speaking.
Step 5: Tap the Stop button when you’re done recording.
Step 6: Tap the play icon. This triangle-shaped icon appears when you press the Stop button.
By now, you should be able to hear the recording as the suggested recipient will. Note that you can jump to different parts of the message by tapping where you want to listen. After previewing the contents of the voice memo, you can either delete the message or press send.
Preview WhatsApp Voice Memos on Android
Previewing voice memo on Android is very similar to iPhone. We’ll go through the following steps:
Stage 1: Launch Whatsapp by tapping the app icon on your Android device.
Step 2: Open an existing or new individual or group chat.
Stage 3: Scroll to the microphone icon next to the chat box and tap on it. Instead of holding it throughout your recording, you can hold and swipe up to lock the feature in place.
Step 4: Record your voice memo by speaking to your device.
Step 5: Tap the Stop button (the square button at the bottom right) to finish your recording.
Step 6: Tap the Play button to listen to your voicemail.
This is how you can preview the voice memo on WhatsApp using an Android device. If you are not satisfied with the message, you can get rid of the message by tapping the “trash” icon in the lower left corner of the screen.
Preview WhatsApp Voice Memos on Desktop
Many people use WhatsApp on their desktops during office hours. This can be via the web client or the WhatsApp desktop app. The good news is that WhatsApp has made the preview feature for voice memos available on desktops. You can use this feature almost the same way you use it on iPhone or Android. The only difference is order.
Check below steps to learn how to preview voice memos on WhatsApp via your desktop:
Stage 1: Launch WhatsApp Web or WhatsApp Desktop on your computer.
Step 2: Click on any of the available chats to open it. Alternatively, you can click the new chat icon to start a new chat.
Stage 3: Move your mouse cursor over the microphone icon next to the chat box at the bottom right of your screen. Click this icon to start your recording.
Step 4: Click the Stop button (the red button next to the Submit button) to finish the recording.
Step 5: Click the Play button at the beginning of the recording to start previewing the voice memo.
If you are satisfied with the voice memo, click “Send”. Otherwise, you can delete the message by clicking the “Trash” icon in the lower left corner of the screen.
Fix WhatsApp Not Responding
It’s out there on how to preview voice memos on WhatsApp. If your WhatsApp stops responding, you can try restarting or updating the app.
