I sometimes imagine the WhatsApp development team's workspace is rather like the rowing deck of a pirate ship, the app experts sweating over their keyboards as Mark Zuckerberg cracks a whip and demands they work faster. The reality probably involves less chains and more Post-It notes, but there's no doubt that the WhatsApp team is constantly updating the app at a dizzying rate. And now there's another big free update that promises to make your messaging life more useful: chat filters. The update is rolling out now but as ever with new WhatsApp features it'll take a little time to reach every user.
As the name suggests, the new chat filters feature is designed to filter your messages so that you can find what you want more quickly. For now there are three new filters to choose from, enabling to to filter your messages into unread only, by groups, or to show everything. More filtering options will follow.
