The calls have moved to third place. Yes, to a third party, because even text messages no longer occupy the first position in the use of the most used instant messaging service in the world: WhatsApp. Indeed, it is what you were thinking: the current kings are voice messages.
It is rare to see how new generations use WhatsApp on their smart phone making use of this function. And, although there are many detractors of this use, it is also true that using it while walking is much more comfortable —And quickly— than to start typing on the virtual keyboard of the terminal.
Leaving aside the tastes of each one, one of the next novelties that the messaging app will incorporate will have to do with the recording of audios. Currently, for this to work, the user must press and hold the microphone icon that appears on the screen during the entire recording time. Further, the duration of these audios is currently limited to 9 seconds.
This method will pass away — at least on Android. This is what they have been able to know since BetaInfo. The page includes a future update in which this popular function improves. We will start by telling you that the audios should no longer be, at most, 9 seconds. The recording time would increase to 15 minutes.
Also, having to be pressing the screen at all times is also a thing of the past. And it is that from now on things will improve and the recordings will be able to run in the background (in the second image you can see how it would work). That is, once the recording starts, you can use other applications or switch the screen, always having the option to stop and send the audio from the notification center. At the moment there is no date of publication of the improvement, nor is there information about when iPhone users will be able to enjoy it.