On a daily basis, WhatsApp is used by millions of users. It is a great platform to connect with friends and family members, on the other hand, there are some people who can or do bother you on WhatsApp. Some people block such people directly, but sometimes it happens that even if we want to, we are not able to block those people for any reason.Well, there’s a way for that as well.
WhatsApp gives its users the option to archive chats. Previously, the messaging platform used to alert even when an archived chat was messaged or called, but now it is not so. After the latest update, WhatsApp mutes all notifications from chats that are archived. Let us know the process of archiving a contact on WhatsApp.
Follow the steps to archive a contact on WhatsApp:
- First of all, update the WhatsApp app from App Store or Play Store.
- Open the app and search for the contact you wish to avoid.
- Then long press on the contact.
- Click on the archive.
- Now, the contact will be seen only in the archive section until you unachieve it.
Blocking is also the solution:
Step 1: Open the WhatsApp app
Step 2: Select the contact you wish to block
Step 3: Open the WhatsApp chat
Step 4: Click on the name of the person at the top
Step 5: Scroll down and block on the “block” option.
There’s another way one can avoid a WhatsApp friend without blocking. Just mute the person. And how to do that?
Step 1: Open WhatsApp app
Step 2: Now long press on that particular contact.
Step 3: Click on Mute option
Step 4: Under mute, WhatsApp lets users mute the chat for – 8 hours, 1 week or Always.
Step 5: To mute someone forever, click on Always option. You can change the setting any time.