Whatsapp new feature 2025: WhatsApp introduced a voice message transcription feature on its platform in November 2024. Now after about five months, the company is preparing to make some important changes in this feature, in which users will be given more controls. This new update is currently being tested on iPhones.

New options will be available in voice message transcription feature

According to WABETAINFO report, WhatsApp is working on such new controls for iPhone users, so that they will be able to decide when and which voice messages they need.

So far, when this feature is turned on, the transcription of each voice message appears automatically. But after this new update, users will have the option to find the transcription of each voice message automatically or manually choose which message is needed.

New button will be available in manual mode

When a user chooses manual mode, he will see a new button in the voice message bubble. By tapping this button, he will be able to get the transcription of that particular voice message.

Privacy and security

The report also states that this feature is being developed for iPhones running on the iOS 16 and above. Like all other WhatsApp features, it also supports end-to-end encryption. In terms of privacy, users’ voice messages are not uploaded to an external server, but the transcription is made through Apple’s on-device language models.

As far as the availability of the feature is concerned, the report states that this new control has been made available to some beta users through Apple’s Testflight App and more beta users can get this feature in the coming days. However, the company has not yet said when this feature will be rolled out for all users.