According to Gizchina, "Although rumors have appeared on the Web about a possible shutdown of the WhatsApp messenger on the Android OS of older versions from April 1, this information has not yet been officially confirmed. But on the blog of the developers of the messenger, information about the update package appeared; thanks to which the functionality of voice messages will expand."
Voice messages appeared on WhatsApp in 2013, and now WhatsApp users send an average of 7 billion such messages daily. Like text, they have end-to-end encryption protection. However, users often complained about the imperfect tools for working with voice messages.
In response, the company has prepared a whole range of innovation
WhatsApp will get new voice messaging features
Out of Chat Playback: Listen to a voice message outside of the chat so you can multitask or read and respond to other messages.
Pause/Resume Recording: When recording a voice message; you can now pause the recording and resume when ready, in case you’re interrupted or need to gather your thoughts.
Waveform Visualization: Shows a visual representation of the sound on the voice message to help follow the recording.
Draft Preview: Listen to your voice messages before sending them.
Remember Playback: If you pause when listening to a voice message; you can pick up where you left off when you return to the chat.
Fast Playback on Forwarded Messages: Play voice messages at 1.5x or 2x speeds; to listen to messages faster on both regular and forwarded messages.