How to search for a message in WhatsApp

Have you lost a specific message in WhatsApp? Especially in long conversations, this sometimes happens. But you can also search for a message in WhatsApp.

How to search for a message in WhatsApp

WhatsApp conversations can get long, really long. If you’ve known someone for a few years, you’ll soon have hundreds if not thousands of messages that you’ve sent and received. And then finding a message becomes quite difficult. Scrolling through all the messages is simply not possible.

How to search for a message in WhatsApp

But you can also search for a specific message in WhatsApp. You still need to know roughly what the message was about. With the general search function, it is possible to search in all chats, unread messages or groups. You will find this search function at the top of the list with all your chat conversations.

It is also possible to search a specific chat conversation. You do this in the following way.

Find message in WhatsApp conversation

  1. Open the chat where you want to find a message;

  2. Tap the name of the person you’re chatting with at the top;

  3. You will see the contact information, tap the ‘Search’ button;

  4. Enter one or more words you want to search for in the search box;

  5. If you get multiple hits, tap the circle with the arrow to browse through the results found.

If you find the message, tap cancel next to the search box. You can then continue the conversation.

More tips for WhatsApp

WhatsApp is constantly getting new features. In addition, beta versions are also regularly released in which a preview of future innovations is given. These features are often added to the app later.

This makes it sometimes difficult to know exactly what you can do with the popular messaging service. To make this a bit easier, we have made a list below with the most important and most recent WhatsApp tips.

  • How to search for a message in WhatsApp

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