When you receive a message on WhatsApp, your device displays a notification, which will alert you to any message or call, on many occasions the sound of notifications becomes uncomfortable both for ourselves and for other people around us, for this reason it is App allows its users the ability to mute notifications from either a chat or WhatsApp in general.
How to Silence the Notifications of your WhatsApp? – Individual and Group Chats
Silencing WhatsApp notifications is very simple and you can do it in two different ways. The first alternative is to keep the chat you want to silence selected for a few seconds and you will see the toolbar at the top of the screen.
You just have to select the speaker icon and that’s it, the notifications of that chat will be deactivated, remember that another alternative is to customize WhatsApp notifications in this way you can set the sound and volume you want.
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- What is the procedure to silence notifications from your chats?
- An Android
- Con iPhone
- From WhatsApp Web
- How can you silence notifications from all your WhatsApp?
- in android app
- From your iOS device
- With WhatsApp Web
- What are the steps to unmute your conversations?
- On your Android device
- With your mobile iOS
- From WhatsApp Web
What is the procedure to silence notifications from your chats?
WhatsApp offers its users the possibility to silence notifications for all chats in general or if you prefer for a specific chat, you can do this procedure from your mobile device, whether Android or iPhone, or from your computer by accessing WhatsApp Web .
An Android
Silencing the notifications of a WhatsApp chat , from an Android device is very simple, for this you just have to follow the following steps:
- Log in to your WhatsApp account.
- Select the contact or chat you want to mute.
- Once the conversation opens, you just have to click on the name of the contact.
- You will be redirected to the user profile, you just have to scroll down to where you find the ‘Mute notifications’ option.
- Then you must click on the button that is right next to the option.
- Checking it will open a popup window where you can select how long you want to mute this chat, the options are 8 hours, 1 week or always.
- Finally you must select the option that best suits youand then click on ‘Ok’ and that’s it.
Con iPhone
It is important that you keep in mind that the procedure is very similar to the one that is carried out from an Android, remember that this depends on the interface of the application but not on the operating system of a mobile device.
- The first thing you should do is enter your WhatsApp account.
- Once there, select the chat in which you want to silence notifications.
- Then select the contact’s profile and scroll to the ‘Mute Notifications’ option.
- Right here you can choose the time interval you want to silence the notifications and then click on Ok and that’s it.
From WhatsApp Web
Now, if you want to carry out this procedure from the computer version, you should know that you can do it in two ways, the first is the same as that applied in the version for mobile devices, that is, you select the chat and go to the profile and there you will find the option to disable notifications, but you can also:
- Enter the chat you want to mute on WhatsApp.
- Once there select the three points that are in the upper right corner.
- In the pop-up window that will open, click on the section that says ‘Mute Notifications’.
- A pop-up window will then open where you can select the length of time you want to silence notifications.
- You just have to choose the option you prefer and then click on the green button that says ‘Mute Notifications’ and that’s it.
How can you silence notifications from all your WhatsApp?
In case you want to deactivate notifications in general, don’t worry since there is also this alternative, for this you only need to enter the settings of your mobile device and from there silence the notifications you want.
in android app
- Go to the settings of your mobile device.
- Once there, slide the screen down until you find the ‘Notifications’ option and select it.
- The next thing you should do is scroll until you find WhatsApp and click on it to make the settings you want.
- On the screen you will see all the available notifications of the App, to deactivate them you just have to uncheck the first one that says ‘Show Notifications’.
- When you uncheck this option, a message will appear on the screen that says ‘This App’s Notifications are blocked’ and that’s it.
From your iOS device
- Enter the settings and scroll down.
- Select the WhatsApp option.
- Once selected, click on ‘Notifications’ and uncheck the button and that’s it.
With WhatsApp Web
- Enter WhatsApp web from your PC.
- On the left side where the chats are, select the ‘Menu’ section.
- In the pop-up window click on ‘Settings’.
- Then select ‘Notifications’.
- Finally, you just have to click on ‘Disable all Desktop Notifications’ and that’s it.
What are the steps to unmute your conversations?
In case you want to reverse the process and deactivate the silent mode of your WhatsApp chats, it is very simple and you can carry out this procedure from your mobile device or from your computer.
On your Android device
- Log in to your WhatsApp account.
- Select the chat you want to reset notifications for.
- Select the user profile and scroll to the ‘Mute Notifications’ section.
- In the pop-up window press ‘Show Notifications’ and that’s it.
With your mobile iOS
- Log in to your WhatsApp account from your iOS device.
- Once there, select the chat to which you want to activate notifications.
- Then you just have to enter the contact’s profile and select the ‘Silence Notifications’ option.
- In the pop-up window you just have to check the ‘Show Notifications’ option and that’s it.
From WhatsApp Web
From the website, the procedure is very similar, you just have to select the contact and click on the three dots in the upper right corner and click on ‘Unmute Notifications’ and that’s it.