After introducing the ability to filter chats to business accounts on a previous version of WhatsApp, the company is now working on bringing the same feature to standard WhatsApp accounts in a future update of WhatsApp beta for Android, iOS, and Desktop.
| Common questions | Answers |
|---|---|
| Name of the feature? | Chat filters |
| Status? | Under development for standard WhatsApp accounts |
| Availability? | WhatsApp is working on bringing the ability to filter chats to standard WhatsApp accounts in a future update of the app. |
| I've installed this update but I already see the chat filter button. Why? | This feature has been already rolled out to business accounts in the past and a similar version is under development for standard WhatsApp accounts. You can discover a preview in this article. |
| Previous news? | WhatsApp beta for Android 2.22.11.11: what’s new? WhatsApp is working on the ability to set multiple chats to disappear at once. |
CHAT FILTERS
Last year, WhatsApp has released advanced search filters for business accounts on WhatsApp beta for Android, iOS, and Desktop, by adding some simple filters to quickly find certain chats. This feature is limited to businesses, so standard WhatsApp accounts cannot filter chats by using this feature, but something is going to change in a future update of WhatsApp:
As you can see in this screenshot, the filter button is visible to business accounts when tapping the search bar on Desktop: thanks to this feature, WhatsApp is making it easier to search for unread chats, contacts, non-contacts, and groups. Standard WhatsApp accounts will also be able to use the same feature in a future update of the app, but there is another difference: the filter button will be always visible even when you are not searching for chats and messages.
Note that, even if the screenshot is taken from WhatsApp Desktop beta, the feature will also be released in a future update of WhatsApp beta for Android and iOS. In addition, this feature has already been released to everyone after installing the WhatsApp beta UWP 2.2216.4.0 version two weeks ago.
Unfortunately, this feature is under development for standard WhatsApp accounts and it will be released in a future update.
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