WhatsApp beta for iOS 24.9.10.73: what's new?
WhatsApp has just submitted a new update through the TestFlight beta Program, bringing the version up to 24.9.10.73.
What's new in this update? WhatsApp is rolling out a chat filtering feature for managing storage, and it's available to some beta testers!
| Common questions | Answers |
|---|---|
| Name of the feature? | Manage chat storage filters |
| Status? | Rolling out |
| Compatibility? | WhatsApp beta for iOS 24.9.10.73 is marked as a compatible update. |
| I have the same version but I don't have this feature, why? | This feature is available to some beta testers, and it's rolling out to more people over the coming days. |
| Thanks: | Akan, for testing and reporting! |
| Previous news? | WhatsApp beta for Android 2.24.10.8: what’s new? WhatsApp is rolling out a chat filtering feature for managing storage! |
MANAGE CHAT STORAGE FILTERS
In the article about the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.24.10.8 update, we announced that WhatsApp was rolling out a feature to filter chats within the section to manage the device storage. Through this enhancement, WhatsApp aims to make it easier for users to distinguish chats from channels, even when they share the same name and icon. It appears that WhatsApp now intends to offer iOS users the same opportunity to filter chats when managing the device storage as it does for the Android version. After installing the latest WhatsApp beta for iOS 24.9.10.73 update, which is available on the TestFlight app, we discovered that WhatsApp is also rolling out the same feature to filter chats and channels when managing storage on the iOS app!
As you can see from the attached screenshot, WhatsApp has introduced a new feature for some beta testers that allows them to filter their conversation list to easily manage device storage. With this feature, users can now sort their conversations by specific types, like channels, making it simpler to focus on the content that matters when optimizing storage. As we explained in our article covering the Android update, this feature is particularly useful for identifying which conversations or channels are taking up the most space, allowing for a more straightforward clean-up process.
We believe that this new chat filtering option offers significant benefits for users, especially in cases where business accounts and personal channels might look similar in the list, due to same names or icons. Thanks to this new filtering tool, users can finally distinguish between different types of content without the need of selecting the chat to see its content, reducing the risk of accidental deletion or mismanagement of critical information. This is definitely a more organized approach to managing device storage, as it allows users to isolate conversations or channels based on the selected filter.
The chat filtering feature for managing storage is available to some beta testers who install the latest update of WhatsApp beta for iOS from the TestFlight app, and it's rolling out to more people over the coming days.
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