How to Play WhatsApp Voice Messages Privately
WhatsApp Messenger ( iOS , Android ) is a free messaging platform that you can use to send messages, voice notes and photos to your friends; call them for a quick video call; or send secrets .
If you are a WhatsApp user, you are also probably familiar with its not-so-private audio messaging feature. If your friends are using it and you don’t have headphones, your device will play the audio messages you are playing from its speakers for everyone around you to hear.
While you won’t find a button in WhatsApp that lets you switch between your phone’s speaker (for phone calls) or speakers (for off), there is a little trick you can use to make these audio messages much more private.
When you receive a voicemail, tap on it as usual for it to play. As soon as it starts, immediately bring the phone to your ear. The app should be able to detect when your head is facing your device and will automatically switch to playing the recorded message through your device’s internal speaker. This is the one you use when you make a typical phone call.
And that almost goes without saying, but you can always use headphones. Make sure they are plugged in before triggering the audio message, and yourmore careless whispers will always play through them and not through your device’s main speakers.