WhatsApp has started rolling out a feature for users of its desktop application that will allow them to find current groups by typing in the name of a contact who is also part of the group. The feature will be rolled out to the latest stable WhatsApp desktop release. Thanks to this feature, it will also be much easier to find a group with an obscure name or with special characters. For now, the change is visible to some users, and the ability to search for groups is expected to reach other users in the coming days.
The feature aims to provide more convenience for users who operate multiple or are part of multiple Whatsapp Groups. Searching for groups by the names of contacts who are part of those groups means users no longer have to remember the names of different groups.
According to a, the feature will be compatible with WhatsApp desktop version 2.2245.9 and later report by feature tracker WABetaInfo, which first reported that the feature was rolled out to users.
Heard MetaWhatsapp allegedly has over two billion users from over 100 countries and is touted as the most widely used messaging app.
The end-to-end encrypted platform competes with apps like telegram and WeChat among other.
Over the years, WhatsApp has incorporated useful features into its platform, including the ability to pay other users from within a chat. The messaging service is also working on a plethora of smaller but useful updates to the app.
The messaging app had recently introduced polls alongside “Communities,” a feature that allows users to have separate groups under one roof to organize group conversations.
WhatsApp is also working on giving a different layout to eight emojis in the app while also launching 21 new ones emoji currently in development, according to the feature tracker. Three big heart emoji will be released in a future update of WhatsApp Beta for Android, WABetaInfo before reported.
