WhatsApp is always adding new features, but sometimes you really wonder why certain features are missing, even though they would make the app much better. In the competition and in other apps, these have been standard for years. Exactly the same applies to the search in the settings, which is to come now.

WhatsApp gets search for settings

In WhatsApp you now have countless settings and functions that you can change. Not everyone of you knows all the possibilities or agrees with the structuring of the app. Even users who know their way around often have to search, because not everything always seems logical. Exactly for this case WhatsApp wants to improve. Namely, it is used in WhatsApp for iOS and Android Search enabled in settings:

WhatsApp is extended by a search in the settings. (Image source: WABetaInfo)

So if you’re looking for a WhatsApp setting in the future, you’ll have to no longer have to work through the many subcategories, you can just use the search. So you can access settings directly and change them faster.

The search function in settings has long been standard in many apps and smartphones and makes it much easier to use. The range of functions is constantly increasing and not everything is where you expect it to be.

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New WhatsApp feature still in development

WhatsApp’s new settings search feature has so far only appeared in the Android and iOS trial versions. So the company is working on the implementation, but has not yet activated the function for all of you. Beta testers could soon access it, but even then WhatsApp will only enable the function for certain users. As soon as the feature is integrated into the final version, we will inform you.