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Tech Tips: How to find messages, photos, links from old chats on WhatsApp
WhatsApp users can look for old messages through the search button by typing in a phrase or word they are looking for in the search field. This makes it convenient for them to find old messages. Users can also find old photos, videos, GIFs, links, and documents.
Yasmin Ahmed
New Delhi
November 27, 2020UPDATED: November 27, 2020 16:24 IST
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HIGHLIGHTS
WhatsApp users can look for old texts by typing in a word or a phrase in the search field.
WhatsApp users can also look for particular photos, videos, gifs, documents, and links conveniently by selecting the ‘Media, Links and Docs’ option.
WhatsApp users can also star-mark their message that they feel will be useful to them at a later time.
WhatsApp is used for various purposes that include exchanging documents, important information, photos or videos. At times WhatsApp acts like a directory to finding old but important texts like login passwords for streaming apps or instructions from your office. Many texts also serve the purpose after years or months since they were first sent. It is easy to find old messages on WhatsApp through the search button given that you remember at least one word from the chat or conversation. The search button serves the function of Control + F when you are looking for a particular line in a multiple-page document.
To find old text messages on WhatsApp follow the given steps:
-- Open WhatsApp.
-- Go to the contact where your conversation took place.
-- Tap on the three dots on the right-hand side.
-- Select Search.
--Type in a word from your conversation, example -- medicine or address.
-- Click on the Top arrow to find the old conversation related to the word you typed in.
-- Keep tapping on the upward arrow till you find the old chat. Users can access chats till the time they are backed up on their phones.
To find media with filters on WhatsApp
You can also search your chats for media such as photos, videos, links, GIFs, audio, and documents, by using filters in the search feature.
-- Open WhatsApp.
-- Tap Search.
-- Type the word or phrase you are looking for in the Search field.
-- Select the media type you want to search.
-- Tap a result to open that message in the chat.
Alternatively, users can click on the three dots on the right-hand side
--Tap on Media, Links, and Docs.
-- Get Media, Docs and Links as per their requirement.
To filter media by content type
Users can view all photos, videos, links, GIFs, audio, or documents.
-- Open WhatsApp.
-- Tap Search.
-- Tap Photos, Videos, Links, GIFs, Audio, or Documents to view media in that category.
Users can also star-mark a message if they feel it is useful as they can look for it easily later.
To star-mark a message on WhatsApp:
-- Open WhatsApp
-- Open the contact of the message that you want to star mark.
-- Long press on the message or the media file you want to star mark.
-- Press on the star on the toolbar.
To look for starred messages, users can follow the given steps:
-- Open WhatsApp.
--Tap on the three dots on the right-hand side.
-- Tap on Starred messages.
-- If you have too many starred messages, you can look for a particular message by typing in a phrase in the search bar and tapping on the top arrow.
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