If you wanted to sort your contacts on WhatsApp, you didn’t have many options until now.
You could move rarely used chats to the archive and save frequently contacted people as favorites, but that was about it.
However, a new WhatsApp feature that Meta announced in an official blog post brings more order to chats: Lists. This will finally allow you to organize your contacts.
How do Lists work on WhatsApp?
The new feature is hidden at the top of WhatsApp. Directly below the search bar you can select the filters ‘All’, ‘Unread’ and ‘Favorites’ as usual. However, if you swipe slightly to the right, you will also see a plus sign that allows you to create your own lists and name them however you like.
You can add people to the list once you create it. To edit or delete a list, simply select it and briefly touch and hold the list name to make changes.
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You can use lists, for example, to collect your work contacts separately. Or to have all family members at a glance. You can sort both chats with individuals and group chats in the lists.
Tip: If the chat with a person you want in the list is archived, WhatsApp will not show them in the list you created. You must first unarchive the chat.
When will I get the new WhatsApp Lists feature?
According to Meta, the new feature was made available to the first users on October 31.
It’s expected to roll out to all compatible devices soon, though it’s not clear exactly when. It is best to check the Google Play Store or iOS App Store on your phone or tablet to see if there is a new version of the app, so that you don’t miss anything.
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This article originally appeared in our sister publication PC WELT and was translated and adapted from German.