The direct message search bar on Twitter is getting an upgrade, with the much-desired ability to search for DMs by entering keywords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This update to Twitter’s DM search is now available on the iOS and Android apps, as well as web browsers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you believe that searching by keyword<\/a> is how a search bar should work, you’re likely to find someone who disagrees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, since its launch in 2019, Twitter DM search has lacked the basic functionality of keyword searching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Until now, Twitter users could only search for DMs by name, which was inconvenient if you had a long DM conversation with someone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read Integrating Twitter Into Your Social Media Marketing Plan: Here\u2019s Gawdo.com\u2019s insightful guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The ability to search for messages containing specific keywords would have been more valuable, as I noted when Twitter DM search was first announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nearly three years after launching the first version of DM search, Twitter is finally delivering the functionality that users have been asking for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We know you\u2019ve been waiting for the option to search your DMs\u2026
Now you can use the search bar in your inbox to find specific messages using keywords and names. pic.twitter.com\/A41G8Y45QI<\/a><\/p>— Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) March 23, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>