Posted by : SIDDHANT
Wednesday, 7 August 2013
WhatsApp's one-press voice texting to be rolled out on all operating systems within the next 24 hours. The company announced the availability of this new feature while
announcing that it has now hit the 300 million monthly active users
mark.
They garnered a whopping 50 million new active users in just 2 months.
Instant messaging service WhatsApp has rolled out an update that lets you now send voice texts by just pressing one button.With this new feature, you can record and send voice clips with one press of the mic icon. According to a report,
WhatsApp users now send 11 billion messages and receive 20 billion messages per day - up from 27 billion total in June.
What is so special ?
What's interesting about this feature is that it is simple with less taps on the screen to get the job done. You just press the record button to record your message and let go of the mic icon once ur done to send the message. If you decide not to send the message then you just swipe to the left to delete the recording. There is no time length limit when recording a message therefore users can get as creative as they want.
Another interesting feature is that the playback of a voice text will
automatically switch from handset's speakers to its earpiece when the
device is held to your ear. The mic icon also turns blue when recipients have listened to the message .
This feature will be available in the next 24 hours.
