Telegram is a popular messaging app that offers a wide range of features for users, including the ability to send voice messages and record short videos. However, if you’re someone who enjoys listening to music while using the app, you may have noticed that the music pauses as soon as you start recording a voice message or a circular video. This happens because Telegram temporarily halts background music to prevent it from being captured in your recordings.
While this makes perfect sense from a functionality standpoint, what if you’d like to keep your music playing while recording? Well, as of now, there’s no way to completely stop this behavior, but there are workarounds that you can use depending on your device.
How to Keep Music Playing While Recording in Telegram (Android)
If you’re an Android user, there’s a way to tweak the settings to keep your music playing when recording videos:
Open Telegram Settings: Go to the settings menu in the Telegram app.
Find the “Pause Music When Recording” Option: Look for a setting called “Pause music when recording”.
Disable the Option: Toggle this setting off.
By disabling this option, Telegram will allow music to continue playing while recording circular videos (i.e., short videos) on your phone’s loudspeaker. However, it’s important to note that this workaround does not apply to voice messages. Your music will still pause if you’re recording a voice message.
How to Keep Music Playing While Recording in Telegram (iOS)
For iOS users, the steps are slightly different, but you can achieve the same result:
Go to Data and Storage Settings: Open Telegram and head to the Data and Storage section of the app’s settings.
Locate the “Pause Music While Recording” Option: You’ll find an option called “Pause music while recording” in the settings.
Disable the Option: Simply toggle the setting off.
Much like on Android, disabling this feature on iOS will prevent Telegram from pausing music when you’re recording a short video. However, the music will still pause when recording voice messages.
Why Music Pauses When Using Bluetooth Headphones
Now, here’s a critical aspect to understand: If you’re using Bluetooth headphones while trying to record, the behavior changes. Bluetooth audio profiles play a significant role in how your music and voice recordings are handled.
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile): When you’re only listening to music on Bluetooth headphones, the A2DP profile is used. This profile provides stereo sound with good bitrate quality.
Hands-Free Profile (HFP): However, once you start using the microphone (for instance, while recording a circular video or voice message), the Bluetooth profile shifts to HFP. This profile drastically reduces the quality of sound, turning it from stereo to mono and lowering the bitrate. As a result, the music quality will degrade significantly.
This isn’t an issue with Telegram or your smartphone; rather, it’s an inherent limitation of Bluetooth technology. Even though Bluetooth has been around for over two decades, it still struggles with maintaining high-quality sound when both audio and microphone functions are in use.
The Role of FastStream Technology
Some high-end Bluetooth headsets feature FastStream technology, a proprietary solution that allows the headphones to maintain higher audio quality while using the microphone. However, even this feature isn’t always reliable. In most cases, the sound quality will still suffer when using the microphone on Bluetooth devices.
Conclusion
While Telegram doesn’t offer a perfect solution for keeping music playing while recording voice messages or circular videos, you can make adjustments depending on your device to keep your music going when recording short videos. Keep in mind that when using Bluetooth headphones, the sound quality might degrade due to the limitations of Bluetooth profiles.
Though this issue can be frustrating, it’s an issue of Bluetooth technology and not the Telegram app itself. Hopefully, in the future, there may be improvements or updates that address these limitations.
In the meantime, adjusting your settings for voice messages and circular videos, or using wired headphones, could be a good workaround to ensure you enjoy your music while recording on Telegram!