iMessage listen to voice notes faster

If I’m focused and listening to an information-dense podcast or book, I typically ramp up the speed to 2 or 2.5x depending on the narrator. Time is our scarcest resource, and I try to be responsible with it. That said, I’m not a crazy person so if I’m listening for leisure playback speed for me is standard. Recently, I’ve started to use voice notes more frequently. One of my least favorite aspects of this functionality is the utter lack of playback controls.

What if you could listen to voice notes faster? Slow talkers could become listenable if the pace was picked up a bit. This is one of those features that is only unhinged in certain contexts. If a friend is crashing out or sharing something personal, speedrunning it feels weird. However, if you’re trying to do business, this super helpful.

This is close enough to the existing functionality that I could see a world where Apple builds this. A man can dream, I guess.

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