I recently had urgent need to search for a snippet of information in my WhatsApp message history.
How to do this was not obvious and I ended up off on a tangent, searching google for how to search WhatsApp. Unfortunately the results were long-winded articles beginning with an introduction to WhatsApp, why one would want to use it and so on, riddled with adverts and clickbait. When I finally scrolled down to the part containing the information I needed, it was incorrect - perhaps written for an old version of the app.
How to search through WhatsApp messages on iOS - concise version
- Go to the chat or group containing the messages that you want to search
- Tap the contact or group name at the top
- The "Group Info" or "Contact Info" screen opens. Third down is Chat Search, tap this link
- Enter the search text.
- The search is case-insensitive. You can move up/down through the matches using ^ v buttons to the left of the match counter
I hope this helps someone needing a quick answer to a simple problem.
