Overview
- WhatsApp has begun rolling out in-channel search for iPhone users in the App Store build 26.24.72 and to TestFlight beta testers, with availability expanding to more accounts over the coming days.
- Users open a channel’s info screen, tap the search button, type a keyword and see live matching results that they can jump to using up and down arrows.
- Channel admins can locate older updates fast and reply directly to found posts, which makes managing frequent or long-running channels easier.
- The search removes the need to scroll through long channel histories, saving time for followers who want to retrieve past announcements or links.
- The iOS release closes a cross-platform gap after Android got channel search in January 2025 and follows WhatsApp’s usual phased rollouts that have left some interface updates arriving at different times for users.