{"id":305,"date":"2023-11-02T13:40:24","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T13:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shashankrsingh.com\/blog\/?p=305"},"modified":"2023-11-02T13:40:24","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T13:40:24","slug":"whatsapp-testing-new-youtube-like-forward-and-rewind-video-controls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shashankrsingh.com\/blog\/whatsapp-testing-new-youtube-like-forward-and-rewind-video-controls\/","title":{"rendered":"WhatsApp testing new YouTube-like forward and rewind video controls"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>WhatsApp is working on a new feature that offers more control when watching videos in the app. It looks like the company started working on the feature after many users asked the Meta-owned platform for the ability to rewind and forward videos without having to rely on the progress bar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First spotted by&nbsp;<em>WABetaInfo,&nbsp;<\/em>the new video playback controls allow users to rewind and forward videos by 10 seconds. The new buttons look similar to YouTube\u2019s implementation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Available on WhatsApp beta for\u00a0Android\u00a02.23.24.6, the new video playback controls make it easy for users to get to the most crucial parts of videos. This is significantly easier than scrubbing the progress bar to get to the part of the video you want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The publication indicates that the feature is only available to beta testers, but WhatsApp might roll out the new video playback buttons to more people in the coming days. 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