WhatsApp is trying to reinvent voicemail
WhatsApp says it's making "voicemails a thing of the past" by introducing a new feature that pretty much works like voicemail. Missed call messages are rolling out as part of WhatsApp's latest feature drop, which makes it easier for you to leave voice or video notes in chats after you've called someone who doesn't answer the phone.
When a contact misses your voice or video call, you'll now be prompted to record a voice or video message (depending on the call type) without manually navigating to the microphone or camera options in the chat toolbar. WhatsApp doesn't provide a traditional voicemail feature built into the actual calls, but thes …