WhatsApp tests button to make searching old messages easier

Finding old messages on WhatsApp can often feel like a difficult task. However, WhatsApp appears to be working on a solution to this common problem in the form of a new button.

According to a report by WABetaInfo, the new button will take users directly to search mode without requiring them to leave the chat. The new feature has been spotted in a new beta version of WhatsApp for iPhone.

How will it work?

Currently, finding an old message in WhatsApp chats on iPhones requires several steps. Users have to open an individual or group chat, tap the name at the top to open the Chat Info screen and then tap the search button which takes them back to the chat in search mode.

Although the feature works, the process may not be convenient for everyone. That is why WhatsApp is reportedly introducing a new feature that will place a search button directly within the chat screen.

The button will not remain visible all the time. Instead, it will appear when users scroll upward through older messages. Although this may seem like a minor change, it could make searching for old messages much easier and save users considerable effort.

As the feature has so far only been spotted in a beta version, it is difficult to say when WhatsApp will officially make it available to all users.