WhatsApp is working on the ‘Search messages by date’ feature for the Android version of its app. WABetaInfo spotted the feature in WhatsApp Android Beta v2.23.24.16 which is now available on Google Play, adding that the feature is currently under development and not available for beta testers.

The feature allows users to reduce their engagement when searching for a specific message in a conversation. The site shared a screenshot of WhatsApp’s search by date feature to show how it might work.

According to the screenshot, a new calendar logo appears in the search bar at the top of the screen when you open the search feature in a chat thread. You can tap on it to reveal a calendar interface to select the date you want to filter messages.

Message search by date is already available in the stable version of WhatsApp for iOS. It recently became available to certain testers using the WhatsApp Web beta version. To use it on iPhone, go to a conversation thread > tap the chat header > search. After that, you will find the calendar icon in the lower left corner of the screen.

The feature is available for individual chats as well as group chats on iOS, and it lets you go back to a specific date in time. But one limitation is that you cannot select a range of days while filtering messages in a WhatsApp conversation.

WhatsApp has been testing a stream of features in recent months, including rewind and forward video functionality, sending text messages to unknown numbers, one-view voice messages, a revamped user interface and a new reply bar.

In the stable version of its app, the Meta-owned company added the ability to use multiple accounts, HD videos, HD photos, screen sharing during video calls, video instant messaging and more.