WhatsApp is testing a new 'Search Message' shortcut option on the redesigned Android Contact Info Page.

 

HIGHLIGHTS

• The update replaces the Chat option with Search.
• It is included with WhatsApp for Android version 2.22.6.3.
• For some users, the update is also available on the Group Info page.

According to a rumour, WhatsApp is developing a new'search message' shortcut option for Android. The new option has been added to the revised Contact Info page as well as the Group Info page (for select users), both of which were created last year. The news comes only a day after WhatsApp was seen developing a new shortcut for filtering recipients when submitting a new Status update. This feature, which is available in WhatsApp's Android and Web beta versions, allows users to choose who may view their WhatsApp status updates.

WhatsApp for Android beta version 2.22.6.3 offers a'search message' shortcut option. As previously said, the shortcut is being evaluated on the updated contact information/group information page. According to WABetainfo, which follows WhatsApp upgrades, the search shortcut "doesn't seem to be functioning so well," even though it has been appropriately handed out to the testers' WhatsApp accounts.

According to the image posted by WABetainfo, the updated contact info/group info layout includes a "Search" option in addition to "Audio" and "Video" choices. Previously, there were "Chat," "Audio," and "Video" choices. In comparison, the latest stable version of WhatsApp for Android is 2.22.4.74, which has "Audio" and "Video" choices in the Contact Info page, as well as "Audio", "Video", and "Add" options in the Group Info page.

WhatsApp is also said to be releasing new privacy shortcuts for Status updates on the Android and Web beta versions. This feature will allow users to choose who will be allowed to see their status updates. According to the graphic published in the article, users would have three options: 'My contacts,' 'My contacts except,' and 'Only share with.'