San Francisco: Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly engaged on a brand new function — “filter groups chat” on Android, to offer customers with higher management over their conversations, making it simpler to handle and prioritise their messages. 

According to WABetaInfo, the brand new function will permit customers to get an inventory of their teams by excluding particular person chats. 

Users can even discover that the “Personal” filter has been renamed “Contacts” to higher distinguish between particular person and group chats, because the “Personal” filter beforehand included teams and communities. 

The new “Contacts” filter, alternatively, will solely embody particular person conversations. 

Furthermore, the “Business” filter has been eliminated, the report mentioned. 

As customers typically be part of a number of teams for numerous functions, reminiscent of work, household, pals, or hobbies — this devoted filter will allow them to shortly entry and handle their group conversations, figuring out that this filter completely contains group chats. 

The function to filter group chats is below improvement and it will likely be out there in a future replace of the app, in accordance with the report. 

Meanwhile, WhatsApp is reportedly rolling out a multi-account function with a brand new interface for the app settings to beta testers on Android. 

With this multi-account function, customers will be capable of add a further account on the identical system straight proper inside WhatsApp Settings. 

The second function is a redesigned settings interface, which is able to give customers a extra fashionable expertise when navigating by the app’s numerous choices. 

The replace additionally features a redesigned profile tab proper inside the chat listing, making it simpler for customers to open the settings of the app.