How to search for specific WhatsApp files on iPhone
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WhatsApp for iPhone has its own search system, through a top bar that appears when we slide our finger down on the start menu, just like phone settings.
When WhatsApp Statuses came to light, users lost the Contacts icon in the bottom bar, and so they started doing use of the search function. Contact names, as well as group names, were the main destinations.Also concrete words.
But, what else can we use this WhatsApp search bar for iPhone? Through WABetainfo we have learned about some other very useful functions that can be of use to you, and which we will list below.
GIFs
If we want to remember a recent GIF or from a contact, but we can't remember what it was, we can type the word “gif” in the search engine , and a list will automatically appear with the latest GIFs sent and received in conversations saved with our contacts.
Unfortunately, we will not display a preview of the GIFs, only the user with whom we were talking, the date, and the comment included if there was any. By clicking on each of the files, we will jump directly to the moment of the conversation in which it was sent.From there we can easily resend the GIF.
Photos
The system works in the same way when we are looking for photos. In this case, we have to write the word “jpg” in the search engine, and we will get a list of the photos included in our conversation histories, ordered chronologically. Once again, we won't have access to a preview, which would be very useful, but we do have the user and the comment that can accompany the image.
Audios
If we want to find a specific audio that they sent us, and we don't want to scroll until we get tired, we write “opus” in the search engine of WhatsApp on our iPhone. Then all the audio messages will appear, with their date, their duration and the user.
Videos
Finally, we also have an option to search for video clips in our chat history. The command is “mp4” Once again, we will access a list with all the videos (also without preview), with their date, user and comment attached if any.
Does not work for all files
In case you have thought that this dynamic works for all file types, we already warn you that it is not. For example, if we write in the search engine "pdf", yes, the pdf files that we have shared will appear, but also all those times in which a contact has spelling that word, making the search process difficult. The same happens if we search for “mp3”.
Alternative
If you are not convinced by the command search system, you can also search in the settings section of each conversation. If, once inside it, we click on the name of the contact, we will see an information menu where we must select Multimedia, links and docs We will then get a list of all the files sent, to divide between photos and GIFs (all together), links and documents (for PDF, Word and others). Of course, the audios are not included in this list.
You already have all the tools to be able to browse your WhatsApp on iPhone with total freedom. The control is now yours to directly locate videos, audios, photos or GIFs without wasting time doing blind searches.
