WhatsApp brings a new chat filter to the messenger app.
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Earlier this year, WhatsApp launched chat filters to simplify the user interface and find messages faster, but it had preset three categories-- all, unread and group. Now, the Meta-owned entity has announced new custom chat 'Lists', which offer more control.
With the new 'Lists' feature, WhatsApp users can give any name to categories such as family, school/college friends, office colleagues, local neighbourhood acquaintances, and more.
Here's how you can create new Lists on WhatsApp:
Users can create and edit the 'Lists' easily by tapping the '+' in the filter bar at the top of the Chats tab,or edit by long-pressing a list.
WhatsApp custom Lists feature.
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Like the ‘favourites’ feature, users can add groups and one-on-one chats to a list, and any list they create will appear in the filter bar.
WhatsApp is rolling out the feature with the new update in phases. It will take a few weeks to reach everyone worldwide on both iOS and Android versions.
In a related development, WhatsApp has begun testing the URL verification feature on its Messenger app
Whenever a user gets forwarded a URL to the WhatsApp inbox, he/she gets the option to get link info from a Google search. The user has to just long-press the URL link to get this option.
With this feature, users can know if the received URL is a secured link to a website page or not.
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