{"id":260098,"date":"2023-11-11T05:36:32","date_gmt":"2023-11-11T10:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=314531"},"modified":"2025-07-01T17:41:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T00:41:55","slug":"whatsapp-is-preparing-message-searches-by-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/whatsapp-is-preparing-message-searches-by-date\/","title":{"rendered":"WhatsApp is preparing message searches by date"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>WhatsApp <\/strong>continues to work diligently to offer all kinds of improvements designed for the <strong>benefit of users<\/strong>. One of the additions that is currently being tested in the WhatsApp beta version is the ability to <strong>search for messages within your chats based on the date.<\/strong> This has long been requested by the community, as it represents a <strong>significant quality of life improvement.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are many<strong> changes that WhatsApp proposes and even implements,<\/strong> <strong>but search tools have been stagnant for a long time<\/strong>. Therefore, if this feature ends up reaching the final version, hundreds of millions of users <strong>will be able to benefit from it.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/6b5a0468-96d1-11e6-bfc6-00163ec9f5fa\/2095394417\/whatsapp-logo\" alt=\"WhatsApp Messenger\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">WhatsApp Messenger<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-sponsored\" href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Searching in a more efficient way<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This new option to <strong>search for messages within the application<\/strong> is<strong> part of the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.24.16. <\/strong>In it, when you go to perform a search, a calendar icon<strong> will appear in the text bar,<\/strong> where you can click to <strong>set an exact date<\/strong> for your messages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">? WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.24.16: what&#39;s new?<br><br>WhatsApp is finally working on a feature to search messages by date, and it will be available in a future update of the app!<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TmBt78XRDc\">https:\/\/t.co\/TmBt78XRDc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ogo2kDtA2H\">pic.twitter.com\/ogo2kDtA2H<\/a><\/p>&mdash; WABetaInfo (@WABetaInfo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WABetaInfo\/status\/1722767985041870932?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 10, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you press the <strong>calendar button<\/strong>, a calendar will appear that allows you to directly <strong>choose the year, month, and day you want to track your messages<\/strong>. This way, you will reach the content you are looking for much faster<strong> if you remember when you sent or received the specific message.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The advances of WhatsApp as an application<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>WhatsApp has made a significant number<\/strong> of profound changes over the past few years, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/whatsapp-is-updated-with-an-important-inclusion-finally-the-email-is-used-to-enter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">including changes to its interface<\/a><\/strong>, the introduction of new features, or importing elements from Telegram to make them available in its system as well. Gradually, thanks to these changes, it has maintained its position as the leading instant messaging application in the Western market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/whatsapp-mensaje-contigo-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-262027\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Searching messages on WhatsApp will be easier than it has ever been<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the moment,<strong> it is unknown when this testing feature might be rolled out,<\/strong> and even if it could be ultimately discarded or not, as <strong>it will all depend on the feedback provided by the testers to Meta<\/strong>. However, one thing is entirely certain, WhatsApp will continue to receive improvements and innovations in abundance in the coming weeks and months<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/6b5a0468-96d1-11e6-bfc6-00163ec9f5fa\/2095394417\/whatsapp-logo\" alt=\"WhatsApp Messenger\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">WhatsApp Messenger<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-sponsored\" href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WhatsApp continues to work diligently to offer all kinds of improvements designed for the benefit of users. One of the additions that is currently being tested in the WhatsApp beta version is the ability to search for messages within your chats based on the date. This has long been requested by the community, as it &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/whatsapp-is-preparing-message-searches-by-date\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;WhatsApp is preparing message searches by date&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9285,"featured_media":260100,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":1},"categories":[1015],"tags":[1043],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-260098","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-whatsapp"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260098","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9285"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=260098"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260098\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":316513,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260098\/revisions\/316513"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/260100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=260098"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=260098"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=260098"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=260098"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=260098"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=260098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}