WhatsApp has seemingly axed another popular feature days after outrage over its ‘typing…’ replacement.
Owned by Meta, WhatsApp appears to have axed the message at the top of the screen indicating that someone is recording a voice note.
A microphone now appears when someone is recording a voice note. "Not a fan of the new typing indicator on WhatsApp," one user wrote on X.
"WhatsApp now has the three dots typing thing like iMessage and I Hateeeee it," another said.
"Hello @ WhatsApp can we just go back to so and so is typing? This dot dot dot bouncing up and down is getting to be annoying," asked another. Another user fumed: "WhatsApp now has the three dots typing thing like iMessage and I Hateeeee it!"
Another raged: "The new Whatsapp typing animation seems purposely designed to give me anxiety."
And another rushed to comment on Twitter/X: "What the hell WhatsApp, what are these ellipsis? Bring back the good old 'typing'."
Typing Indicators is the new visual cue that users will see when the other person is typing on WhatsApp, replacing the existing ‘Typing’ visual in personal chats and group conversations. After the latest update, users will be greeted with the ‘…’ cue at the bottom of their screen along with the profile picture of the person typing the message.
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The new feature is aimed at helping WhatsApp
The Meta-owned personal messaging app said in a blog post that Voice Transcript feature is initially available only in English, Portuguese, Spanish, and Russian but support for more languages would be added soon.
By giving more visibility to who's typing, WhatsApp aims to improve the flow of conversations. Users can better anticipate when someone is about to reply, making chats feel more immediate and less disconnected.
