Find out how to mute WhatsApp by blocking the receipt of notifications. The trick for Android and iPhone smartphones
The WhatsApp notifications are a real nightmare: if you use the application a lot and you are subscribed to many groups it is normal to receive messages all the time. A real torment, especially if you are studying or if you are work. What to do to put an end to notifications? Very simple, just silence WhatsApp. How?
Both on the Android and iOS versions, users can mute individual conversations, blocking the receipt of notifications for a specified period of time. Once it passes, however, the notifications come back to haunt our lives. To solve the root of the problem, it is necessary to change some settings within the Settings. A simple operation that allows you to mute WhatsApp and helps to disconnect us from the online world for a moment. Here's how to mute WhatsApp on iOS and Android.
Silencing WhatsApp on Android
Before you start, you need to decide what you want to mute: you can remove notifications from any chat or select just a few.
To completely mute WhatsApp you need to go to your phone's settings and then follow the path Applications and Notifications > WhatsApp > Notifications.
At this point, most devices, allow you to block all alerts, mute only sounds or choose the so-called "short views" that appear for a few seconds on the screen while you use the phone, but then disappear.
If instead you want to mute a single chat, you need to start WhatsApp and select the desired conversation. At this point, you have to tap the menu located in the upper right corner, next to the name of the contact and group, and then the "Disable notifications" item. The system also allows you to choose the time period: 8 hours, 1 week or 1 year. In addition, you can check the item "Show notifications" if you want to keep the alerts in the screen.
New for iOS: mute WhatsApp on iPhone
As it happens for Android, also on iOS you need to access WhatsApp and select the conversation to mute. Dragging your finger from right to left on the chat opens a menu where you select the item "More" and then "Silent". Also here you can choose the time period: cancel notifications for 8 hours, 1 week or 1 year. To avoid the appearance of the symbol of unread messages just do not check "Show Notifications". This will eliminate any warning about the arrival of messages. Of course the messages will arrive, and the sender will never be notified of this operation.