The newest feature on WhatsApp allows you to speed up videos. Learn how!

With its most recent iOS version, Meta’s well-known instant messaging service, WhatsApp, is introducing new capabilities designed to improve users’ video playback experiences.

WABetaInfo claims that the update, version 24.20.78, adds a number of important features, including as the much-awaited picture-in-picture (PiP) mode and the ability to change the pace at which videos play.

Users may now watch movies at normal speed, 1.5x, or 2.0x thanks to the new playback speed controls, which enables faster content consumption. Users can easily customize their watching preferences thanks to the speed adjustment option, which is conveniently situated next to the video progress meter.

The update also adds the PiP feature, which lets users rotate and resize the video window while working on other projects. Users can send messages, explore other chats, and even use other apps while the video is playing in the PiP mode.

The floating PiP window also includes basic controls like stopping the video and skipping ahead and backward.

Because developers have had access to the necessary Application Programming Interface (API) since iOS 14’s release, these new functionalities work with devices running iOS 14 and later. These features might already be available to certain users, but over the next few weeks, they might be progressively made available to others.

To guarantee they get the most recent improvements, customers who haven’t received the newest updates are encouraged to keep WhatsApp updated through the App Store or the TestFlight app.