How to Hide and Unhide WhatsApp Chat on Android & iPhone iOS 16

  • To hide and unhide WhatsApp Chat on iPhone iOS 16 ->Open whatsapp and Select the contact and Tap and hold and select Archive and your whatsapp chat will be hidden.
  • If you are still receiving chat messages from the contact that you hide -> You need to turn off chat preferences and turn off -> Keep chats Archived and hide chats from appearing on chat messages.
  • To Unhide Chat on WhatsApp -> Select the contact or chat that you hide and swipe from left to right and tap on unarchive and chat will unhide on WhatsApp

On your whatsapp you can hide and unhide whatsapp chat easily on your iPhone iOS16 and other iOS and this works for the android users as well and also ​​how to hide whatsapp chat without archive and to the personal contacts. So, let’s see in detail below.

By using these simple tricks you can easily hide chats on whatsapp from any contact and  unhide chat on whatsapp on your iPhone iOS 16 or iOS 15 or iOS 14 and also you can add a lock to the chat with password as well and hide whatsapp chat on screen.

Hide and Unhide WhatsApp Chat on iPhone iOS 16 and Android

Below methods will help you hide and unhide whatsapp chat on your iPhone iOS 16.

Step 1: Open your WhatsApp on your iPhone

Step 2: Now, Select the contact or chat that you want to hide.

Step 3: Tap and hold the contact that you want to hide.

Step 4: Now, tap on Archive and your chat from the contact will be hidden and archived and you will no longer see the chat from the contact.

That’s it, this is how you hide whatsapp  contact chat on your iPhone iOS 16 or any other iPhoneOS.

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Hide Chat Appearing on WhatsApp

Step 1: Open Chat Settings on iPhone iOS 16 Whatsapp

Step 2: Now, scroll down and Tap on Chats

Step 3: Tap on Keep chats Archived and turn off this option by toggling the button next to it.

That’s it, once you change these chat settings and turn off keep chats archived then the chat contact that you hide when that person send you text message on your whatsapp then it will pop up and chat will not appear on your whatsapp and this is how you hide chat appearing even after archiving message or hide chat on whatsapp.

Archived Chat still Appears in Chat Messages

If you are still seeing the chat messages of the person or contact that you have archived then you need to turn off Keep chats Archived in chat settings and turn off and you wont receive chat messages in inbox or pop up message when you hide contact from whatsapp.

Unhide Chat on WhatsApp

Step 1: First find the person or chat that you have archived

Step 2: Tap on the chat that you hide or archived and tap on the contact person whatsapp.

Step 3:  Swipe to the left -> Tap on Unarchive and the person chat will be unarchived and unhide chat on whatsapp

That’s it, this is how you unarchive chat on your whatsapp and unhide chat of the contact or person on whatsapp.

Can i hide Chat on WhatsApp for Contact or Personal Contact

Yes! You can hide chat on WhatsApp for specific person by just selecting the contact and archiving the contact on WhatsApp.

How can I hide someone on WhatsApp without blocking them?

Step 1: Open WhatsApp App
Step 2: press and hold the contact that you want to hide
Step 3: Tap on Archive and chat will be archived and it will be hide on WhatsApp.

Can I permanently hide a chat in WhatsApp?

Yes! You can Archive the person chat and keep it Archived for how much long period you want and until you unarchive the chat from specific person or personal contact, the chat will be hidden permanently.

Swathi
Swathi
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