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WhatsApp Is Developing a Media Hub for iPhone Users

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What happened

WhatsApp is developing a media hub feature for iOS to help users locate shared photos, videos, links, and content in one place.

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WhatsApp is working on a media hub for iOS that will help users find photos, videos, links, and other shared content in one place. The feature was spotted in the latest WhatsApp beta, version 26.42.10.74. WhatsApp introduced the media hub on Mac and the web last year. Now, the company appears to be extending the feature to iPhones, making it easier to revisit content shared across conversations. The media hub will be available through the app's settings. However, it will only include received media, excluding content users have sent and disappearing media. The feature will offer two tabs: New for recently received items and All Media for the complete collection. Users will also be able to filter content by photos, videos, or links. Additionally, they can switch between list and grid views or tap a heart icon to find items they have reacted to. Users will have several options for managing content from the hub. They can forward items to other chats, add reactions, star media, or open the conversation where an item was originally shared. WhatsApp is also adding a search function to help users find specific content. The search will support photo and video captions, along with links. This should make it easier to locate older items without remembering when they arrived. However, the media hub is still under development and is not yet available to beta testers. WhatsApp is...

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Event
In development

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Product
media hub for iOS

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Details

Release type
Feature

Topics and mentions

Product tags

  • online technology
  • general technology
  • mobile

Extraction

Confidence
95%
Detected
Oct 28, 2026
signal_type
news
signal_subtype
is_developing

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  "signal_type": "news",
  "signal_subtype": "is_developing",
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    "url": "https://www.techjuice.pk/whatsapp-is-developing-a-media-hub-for-iphone-users/",
    "title": "WhatsApp Is Developing a Media Hub for iPhone Users - TechJuice",
    "excerpt": "WhatsApp is working on a media hub for iOS that will help users find photos, videos, links, and other shared content in one place. The feature was spotted in the latest WhatsApp beta, version 26.42.10.74. WhatsApp introduced the media hub on Mac and the web last year. Now, the company appears to be extending the feature to iPhones, making it easier to revisit content shared across conversations. The media hub will be available through the app’s settings. However, it will only include received media, excluding content users have sent and disappearing media. The feature will offer two tabs: New for recently received items and All Media for the complete collection. Users will also be able to filter content by photos, videos, or links. Additionally, they can switch between list and grid views or tap a heart icon to find items they have reacted to. Users will have several options for managing content from the hub. They can forward items to other chats, add reactions, star media, or open the conversation where an item was originally shared. WhatsApp is also adding a search function to help users find specific content. The search will support photo and video captions, along with links. This should make it easier to locate older items without remembering when they arrived. However, the media hub is still under development and is not yet available to beta testers. WhatsApp is expected...",
    "product": "media hub for iOS",
    "summary": "WhatsApp is developing a media hub feature for iOS to help users locate shared photos, videos, links, and content in one place.",
    "planning": true,
    "image_url": "https://www.techjuice.pk/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/whatsapp-is-developing-a-media-hub-for-iphone-users-techjuice-259883.jpg",
    "confidence": 0.95,
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}

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