WhatsApp tests many features frequently and it has now been spotted testing a new one for videos. The Meta-owned messaging platform may soon add a new skip gesture for video playback, which is surely a much-needed feature and could be very handy. Take a look at the details.
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According to a new report from WABetaInfo, WhatsApp has released the beta version for Android (version 2.23.24.6), which includes the new skip gesture for videos. This allows you to easily go forward or backward while playing a video by simply tapping the screen.
There will be forward and back icons on either side of the play/pause option. You can double click the forward option to go forward 10 seconds and the backward option to go back 10 seconds. This is similar to how you can play videos on YouTube. There is an attached screenshot showing what this will look like and you can check it out below.
The new skip gesture can help you easily navigate through videos and jump to the part you actually want to watch. Or, if you just want to rewind to something important you saw, this will come in handy for that. WhatsApp was also found testing a response field while watching videos and images in a conversation to quickly respond to the received media.
