Facebook-owned WhatsApp recently introduced a new feature for the Archived Chats folder. The new feature will enable you to hide unwanted chats. The archived chat usually appears on the top the moment you receive a new message on WhatsApp. But with this new feature in place, the archived chat will continue to stay placed in the Archived Chats folder and will not appear on top of the main chat list.
The only time these chats will
reappear in the main list is when you choose yourself to unarchive the
conversation.
“We have heard that users want
their archived messages to stay tucked away in the Archived Chats folder,
instead of moving back into your main chat list when a new message. The new
Archived Chats settings mean that any message thread that is archived will now
stay in the Archived Chats folder, even if a new message is sent to that
thread,” said WhatsApp.
With this new feature, you can
now get relief from irritating and undesirable messages. So, if you also want
to hide the messages, then follow the below-mentioned steps.
1). Open WhatsApp on your
smartphone.
2). Now tap and hold a chat you
wish to archive.
3). You will now notice an archive
button placed on the top bar.
4). Tap on the button to archive
your selected chat
5). You can also archive all the
chats. To do so you have to tap on the Chats and then go to More Options>
Settings
6). Now tap on Chats> Chat
history> Archive all chats
Important Note: Archiving a chat
doesn’t erase the chat or back it up to your external SD card. Also, you will
not receive notifications for archived chats unless you are mentioned or
replied to in those chats.