As much as we love WhatsApp, navigating around the place can be a hassle. The Meta-owned messenger has spent the past few months renovating the app in the hopes that won’t be the case for too much longer. After hearing what’s next in store for Android devices — a feature going by the name of “search by date” — from the horse’s official WhatsApp Channel, we reckon we’re one step closer to a hassle-less land.
Back to the Past
The feature is as self-explanatory as it gets. The update — which is already live on Android — allows users to hit the ‘Calendar’ icon after tapping ‘Search’ in a one-on-one or group chat. Doing so will bring up a calendar that’ll let you scroll through the years or months, transporting yourself back in time.
If that sounds familiar, we’re betting you’re an iOS, Mac desktop, or WhatsApp Web user, all of which have had the feature for some time now. The feature is only new to Android users, whose searches were previously confined to media, links, documents, or specific keywords.
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Stick around long enough, and you’ll get hold of WhatsApp’s other incoming features that’ll make that UI a little simpler to manage. We’re talking about ‘Chat Filters’, which WABetaInfo has been on about since September of last year. It’ll split your chats into ‘All’, ‘Unread’, ‘Contacts’, or ‘Groups’ — making for an altogether more pleasant experience roaming around the green messenger.
