What is WhatsApp Fast Playback and how to use it?

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(Pocket-lint) – WhatsApp officially introduced speed reading in June 2021. The feature – which was first announced in March 2021 – allows users to speed up the playback of voicemail messages, reducing the time to listen to them.

Voicemail messages are great. They allow users to send more information without having to type everything in a message. They’re also a bit more personal than a written message, and they help convey the right context, some of which can get lost in a message.

The problem with them, however, is that they can take a long time to listen if you have a particularly chatty friend. Speed ​​reading helps with this. There are three settings to choose from – 1x, 1.5x, and 2x – none of which affect the pitch of the person’s voice.

Here’s how to use speed reading on WhatsApp.

How to speed up voicemail messages on WhatsApp

To speed up voicemail messages on WhatsApp, follow the steps below:

1. Open WhatsApp
2. Tap the play icon of the voicemail message you want to speed up
3. Tap the 1x on the voicemail to change it to 1.5x – the 1x icon will appear when you press play
4. Tap the 1.5x icon to change it to 2x
5. Tap the 2x icon to return to the default 1x speed
6. That’s it. simple.

How to get WhatsApp’s speed reading feature

WhatsApp’s speed reading feature is available on WhatsApp iOS and Android apps, as well as WhatsApp Desktop and WhatsApp Web. To get it, make sure you are using the latest version of WhatsApp.

You need to make sure that you are using version 2.21.101 or later. Open the App Store on iOS or Google Play Store on Android, search for WhatsApp and make sure it is the latest version.

Written by Britta O’Boyle. Originally published on June 4, 2021.