Heads up if you tend to dodge, ignore, or genuinely miss calls on WhatsApp: the app is working on a voicemail-like feature. Here’s how it will work.
According to WABetaInfo (via Tecnoblog), the feature was introduced in the latest Android beta, but not yet on iOS.
They explain that if a call goes unanswered, a new “Record voice message” button pops up at the bottom of the screen, alongside the Call again and Cancel options. This lets the user quickly record a voice message, rather than either trying to call again or navigating to the chat interface to record one manually.
As with most features uncovered by WABetaInfo, there’s no timeline for when (or if) it will roll out to everyone. There’s also no sign of it in the WhatsApp TestFlight for iOS yet.
WhatsApp seems really interested in phone calls
This new finding comes days after WABetaInfo revealed a separate reminders feature in testing, designed to help users remember to return calls they couldn’t answer in the moment.
With two incoming call-related experiments, it’s interesting to see WhatsApp invest in traditional calling features, something millions of users have been moving away from in recent years.
Hopefully, the company is also taking spam and robocalls into account, as it builds these new tools.
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