WhatsApp allows us to send voice messages (also called audio) as if it were a walkie talkie, all to save us time and avoid having to write more than necessary if we want to share a lot of information; or on many occasions because at that same moment we cannot write with the virtual keyboard. Be that as it may, when sending a voice message, the WhatsApp application itself send the message automatically to the recipient, which does not give us any room to listen to it first or correct its content. Even so, there is a trick so that we can listen to a voice or audio message before sending it, without having to install any other third-party app and only through the options of the same application. Do you want to know how to do it? Keep reading to learn how record audio with WhatsApp and send it later.
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How to record an audio with WhatsApp and send it later
The trick to record audio WhatsApp and send it later we can do it with the options of the official WhatsApp app without the need to install anything else; for it, The first thing we need to do is create a group through the group creation options in which only you are, no one else. Follow the steps below to complete the trick:
- Access the WhatsApp application and click on the options menu icon located in the upper right corner; Now click on the first option: New group.
- Choose a single user from your contact list to add it to the group and then click on the green arrow; The trick is that you only add a single contact to the group, with prior permission if necessary, to notify them of our little trick with the app. It is enough to explain the reason and that your presence in the group will only be momentary.
- Now add the name of the group that all its participants will see, that is, you and the other added user; also adds a group icon. Click on it check green when finished.
- With the group already created and ready to use, the next step will be delete the “guest” user to be left alone in said group; Now we can record voice messages and send them to the group so that only we can listen to them and check how they look when sent.
So, if we want listen to an audio before sending it to someone or save it to send later, we can now record them in our own group and leave it there. When we want to send it to another person or group, we will only have to search for the voice message in question and click on the icon Share. Now we will only have to select the contact to whom we want to send said message and press the send icon. As simple as it is effective.