WhatsApp rolls out new favourite feature for calls and chats, here’s how you can use it

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WhatsApp is one of the most used modes of communication in the day-to-day lives of billions around the globe. To make the conversations more accessible and secure, the instant messaging platform keeps launching new features. Meta owned messaging platform has now introduced a new feature called ‘favourites' that allows users to get easy access to some contacts. This update comes a few weeks after the launch of Context Cards for enhancing the security in cases when users are added to unfamiliar group chats. 

“Starting today, you can quickly find the people and groups that matter most at the top of your calls tab and as a filter for your chats. Whether it's your family group chat or your best friend, your ‘favourites' will be the same across your chats and calls, so you can speed dial them from your calls tab too," the company shared in a blog post on Tuesday. 

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The favourite contacts appear at the top of the list on WhatsApp chats and calls. This enables users to filter the most contacted people and prioritise important messages and calls. This helps in better organisation of chats as messages from frequently contacted individuals appear on top. 

This feature can be applied to any saved contact and it can be moved in the favourites category. The instant messaging platform has added the favourites filter beside the All, Unread and Groups filters. 

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Here are the simple steps that can be taken to set contacts as favourites:

Open WhatsApp app and click on the favourites filter available on top of the chats tab. 

Select the contacts and groups which you want to mark as favourites. Click the favourites button to see the selected contacts. 

For setting contacts as favourites on WhatsApp Calls tab, click on the ‘Add favourites' filter and add your preferred contacts. 

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