WhatsApp working on feature to select multiple chats at once: Report

With this ability, users will be able to choose a select number of conversations, and mark each as read/unread, or mute/unmute them.

Published on: Dec 30, 2022, 17:10:13 IST

By HT News Desk, New Delhi

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WhatsApp is reportedly working on a feature that will let you select multiple chats at once. According to WABetaInfo, a website that tracks news and updates related to the Meta-owned platform, and which reported that the said feature is being developed, the ability will be released for a future update of WhatsApp Desktop Beta.

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To explain how the feature will work, WABetaInfo shared this screenshot:

This screenshot shows how the feature will work (Courtesy: WABetaInfo)

As seen above, there is a ‘Select Chats’ option within the chat menu. On tapping this option, you will be able to choose a select number of conversations, and mark each as read/unread, or mute/unmute them. It is not known, however, what will be the maximum number of conversations users will be able to select.

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Also, it is not known when this update will be rolled out. Also as usual, it will be made available to beta testers before a public rollout takes place.

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