How to Pause Long Voice Messages And Resume Playing in the Weixin / WeChat App?

What Long Voice Messages To Pause in Weixin/WeChat?

微信里的长语音消息 [Cháng yǔ yīn]

The long voice messages, turned into Chinese as 长语音消息 (Cháng yǔ yīn xiāo xī) usually look like a string of white voice message items leading by a voice icon and followed by a time value in seconds format, that you may receive from others in a kind of mobile instant messaging app, e.g. China's Weixin/WeChat (the International Version of Weixin App) or iPhone's iMessage app.

通常，在手机即时通讯工具上，如微信里，会收到对方发来的一串白色消息条，前带一个小巧的语音图标，后跟一个以秒为单位的数值，类似这样的消息条即为一则语音消息，承载着对方录好的一段语音内容。消息条上提示的数值越大，包含的语音信息越多。

You must have received such long voice messages before. Sometimes, you may have felt annoyed that you have to play the voice message again and again in order to grasp all information it carried because the voice message you received was too long to hear the full at once.

你一定收到过类似的长语音消息。或许也曾感受过它带来的烦恼。有时，一条消息里载入的语音内容太长，很难让人一次性听完，导致我们不得不重头开始一遍遍地重听这条消息。

In this case, to pause 暂停 (zàn tíng) or resume playing 恢复/继续播放 (huī fù/jì xù bō fàng) for long voice messages becomes quite necessary and friendly for user experience. That's what the new feature has been added into the latest Weixin/WeChat app in recent time. For the iOS users of this app, let's now take a look at the following steps on how to pause long voice messages playing in the Weixin/WeChat app.

在这种情况下，若能对语音进行暂停和继续播放，是十分必要且很友好的用户体验。在最近发布的微信新版本中就加入了万众期待的“语音暂停和续播”功能，支持语音暂停和继续播放了。若你是苹果手机的微信用户，可通过以下步骤了解如何在微信应用内暂停长语音消息。

Additionally, only long voice messages the length of which is up to 13 seconds are allowed to activate the playing pause and resume function in the Weixin/WeChat app.

而且，只有长度超过 13 秒的语音消息才被视为一条“长语音消息”，并支持语音暂停和继续播放的功能。

Steps on How to Pause Long Voice Messages and Resume Playing in Weixin/WeChat

教程: 暂停语音播放 [Cāo zuò bù zhòu]

Take Weixin/WeChat app on an iPhone as an example. The steps are quite similar within the App on other mobile devices.

以下步骤，以微信在苹果手机上的操作为例。其他手机上的操作步骤与之类似。

Step 01. Check and Update Weixin/WeChat

步骤一：检查并更新 [Jiǎn chá gēng xīn]

The new feature of pausing and resuming playing long voice messages is currently supported by Weixin/WeChat v8.0.17 or later for iPhone users. Thus, firstly make sure you are using the latest version of the app. If not, tap "Mine" - "Settings" - "About" to check for updates, go to Apple AppStore and install the latest version (v8.0.17 or higher) of Weixin/WeChat if necessary.

语音暂停和续播功能是微信 iOS 新版 v8.0.17 中加入的新功能。因此，请依次点击“我的”-“设置”-“关于微信”检查已安装的微信版本。若低于 v8.0.17，请先去应用商店更新至 v8.0.17 或更高。

Common Chinese Words Related to Checking Updates

与“检查更新”相关的中文 [Xiāng guān zhōng wén]

Step 02. One Tap to Pause Playing

步骤二：轻触暂停语音[Qīng chù zàn tíng]

After upgrading to the latest version, launch the Weixin/WeChat app and find out the recent long voice message you've received in the Chatting History interface.

打开最新版本的微信应用，找到已收到的长语音消息。

Make sure the time value displaying upon the voice message item is greater than 13 seconds. Then play the voice message by tapping it. After playing, now you are able to tap the long voice message once to pause the playing in the Weixin/WeChat app.

当播放一则长语音消息（至少 13 秒）时，轻点一下语音消息条，就能实现暂停语音播放。

Common Chinese Words Related to Pause Playing

与“暂停播放”相关的中文 [Xiāng guān zhōng wén]

Step 03. Tap A Button to Resume Playing

步骤三：轻触继续播放 [Jì xù bō fàng]

When you paused a long voice message playing in Weixin/WeChat, a Small Grey Button with text atop like "Resume Play" or the corresponding Chinese 继续播放 (jì xù bō fàng) would appear after the voice message item. Under the "Pause" status, now you can resume the long voice message playing by tapping again on the small grey button.

当长语音消息被暂停后，再点击一下消息条旁边的浅灰色“继续播放”按钮就能恢复播放，能继续听取剩下的语音内容了。

Common Chinese Words Related to Resume Playing

与“继续播放”相关的中文 [Xiāng guān zhōng wén]

More Questions & Answers

常见问题与答案 [Cháng jiàn wèn tí]

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