{"id":273139,"date":"2024-02-13T07:32:56","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T12:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=326221"},"modified":"2025-07-01T17:04:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T00:04:19","slug":"whatsapp-web-wants-you-to-not-waste-time-searching-for-your-chats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/whatsapp-web-wants-you-to-not-waste-time-searching-for-your-chats\/","title":{"rendered":"WhatsApp Web wants you to not waste time searching for your chats"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WhatsApp is working on introducing new solutions that allow users to prioritize their conversations, offering them greater control and efficiency in their messaging experience.<\/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\" alt=\"WhatsApp\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/6b5a0468-96d1-11e6-bfc6-00163ec9f5fa\/2095394417\/whatsapp-logo\" 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<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">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-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>One of these new features in development is the ability to designate favorite contacts<\/strong>, which will appear with a specific chat filter in a future update of WhatsApp Web.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The 24.3.10.70 update of the WhatsApp beta for iOS<\/strong> already brought that WhatsApp was working on a new feature that would allow users to designate favorite contacts.<\/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 is working on a favorite contacts filter feature for the web client!<br><br>WhatsApp is working on the ability to designate favorite contacts, which will appear with a dedicated chat filter in a future update.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SI7Jb1QRnZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/SI7Jb1QRnZ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/szlygHJpCe\">pic.twitter.com\/szlygHJpCe<\/a><\/p>&mdash; WABetaInfo (@WABetaInfo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WABetaInfo\/status\/1756834293614063961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 2024<\/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\">This enhancement is designed to quickly make calls with selected contacts directly from the calls tab, as a phone call will be just one tap away there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Although this feature is still in development in the iOS app<\/strong>, it seems that WhatsApp is also working on a similar feature to offer users a custom filter for their favorite contacts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"772\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/WA_FAVORITE_CONTACTS_FILTERING_FEATURE_WEB-1024x772.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-273142\" 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future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Users will have control over choosing their favorite contacts, as they will be able to manually add the people who matter most to them and easily reach them through a specific filter.<\/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\" alt=\"WhatsApp\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/6b5a0468-96d1-11e6-bfc6-00163ec9f5fa\/2095394417\/whatsapp-logo\" 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<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      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