WhatsApp turns off music when sending

Bug Reports
#1

REPRODUCIBILITY: 100%
OS VERSION: 4.5.0.24
HARDWARE: XA2 and 10iii
UI LANGUAGE: English
REGRESSION: No.

DESCRIPTION:

Sending either a message or a voice message on WhatsApp stops whatever is playing on the native Media player.

PRECONDITIONS:

STEPS TO REPRODUCE:

  1. Play music on Media player
  2. Send (voice) message.

EXPECTED RESULT:

Music is uninterrupted.

ACTUAL RESULT:

Music stops.

MODIFICATIONS:

Edge Swipe?

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Receiving text messages quietens the music. I’d rather this didn’t happen but it’s probably the same on Android.

1 Like
#2

Yes, I experience the same behaviour. Also scrolling down in Instagram, music will stop when you hit an advertising containing sound.
(The easy way is to stop using Insta, but I want to follow one food blog, only available there.)

#3

That’s not terribly surprising though the standard behaviour is to cut the volume.

Not sure if the Insta site works on the native browser, but I use Opera (a chromium fork) and it works there. As a rule, I refuse to run Meta’s software. The amount of stuff Threads tells you it steals is insane.

#4

For about 2 years, WhatsApp doesn’t make a sound when someone calls me on it.