While people eagerly wait for dark mode to hit WhatsApp, the social messaging is working on other features to roll out to the users this year. And the latest feature leak, courtesy WAbetainfo, is advanced search within the app, that will let users search for text, pictures and even documents with ease.
The popular blog has been accurate with its previous leaks and this one is likely to come to iPhone users first and then Android folks will get it in the coming months.
This leaked feature hasn’t made it to the top wish list of users, unlike ‘the dark mode’ which has become high on demand, but we’re excited to see this new search option coming.
The below screenshot from the blog, clearly shows you that search on WhatsApp will soon cater to different needs. Type a particular word on the search bar at the top and you’ll be able to see results dependent on where the keyword fits in.
For instance, you look for Fire, and have content as image, document and video, all those will show up in the results section.
The new Advanced Search feature also reports your Search History (that can be easily deleted, using “Clear”).If you tap a media file, for example Photos, WhatsApp will show all messages that contain an image!WABetaInfo
Last month, the messaging app was getting updated to support invite-based add/reject request for Groups. This meant WhatsApp group admins will have to send invitations to users if they want to add someone to the group. Only after the user accepts the invitation will they be added.
The update is rolling to beta users on Android and iOS first and then will show up as a full-fledged feature for all users in the coming months.
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