Since its launch back in 2009, WhatsApp went on to become the most popular messaging platform globally. With over 2 billion users worldwide, the messaging platform is being used by almost 30% of the world population. Users love WhatsApp because, firstly, it is free and secondly it offers a lot of handy features. Recently, the messaging platform joined the “Dark Mode” club. However, another pretty nifty feature/modification completely went under the radar and that is the “Advanced Search”.
- Open WhatsApp and pull down to reveal the search bar.
- Now tap on the bar to type in your desired search term or sentence.
Note: When you tap the search bar, a drop-down menu will open up to perform the search in a specific category that includes – Photos, GIFs, Links, Videos, Documents and Audio. If you are looking for a specific type of file, then you can use this menu to search for it.
For instance, if you search for say “Coronavirus”, the app will show results not only from the chats but from any category, be it photos or links. If you have sent or received links related to “Coronavirus” within the app, those links will also show up as well as the mention of the word in chats.
