Both features are only accessible to WhatsApp beta users at this time, with no news on a stable release.

Voice notes are a pretty effective way to communicate quickly and effectively on WhatsApp, especially if you don't want to send a long letter. The recipient's sole difficulty is that they are unable to utilize any other app while the audio note is playing. This is exactly what WhatsApp's new global music player aims to change.

The global audio player's concept is straightforward: users may hear audio messages in the background. They will be able to go to another chat, minimize WhatsApp and switch to another app, or even lock the phone in this manner. Last month, it was discovered to be under beta testing for iOS devices. WABetaInfo has recently discovered the same issue on the online version.

According to WABetaInfo, when a user switches to another chat on WhatsApp desktop, the global audio player becomes a minimum audio player at the bottom. It has a progress meter that shows how far the audio clip has progressed. A play/pause button is also included to allow users to easily manage the audio playback. It is currently only accessible as a beta for PC users.

Both features are only accessible to WhatsApp beta users at this time, with no news on a stable release. It should be accessible for the Android app as well, although no precise date has been set yet. With the functionality now available on WhatsApp Desktop, probably, WhatsApp beta users on Android could soon get the new global player.

We might get the new global player in the next stable version once the functionality is out of beta. It's still unclear when that will happen, as there hasn't been an official timeframe released yet.