WhatsApp is the instant messaging platform par excellence. In this app, we have all kinds of conversations, and we may want to hide some of them to keep them away from prying eyes. The simplest solution is to delete the chat, but if you want to keep the conversation, the WhatsApp archive allows you to hide it without deleting it. In this tutorial, we will show you how to do it.
How to hide your WhatsApp chats without deleting them
Do you want to hide certain WhatsApp chats without deleting them? Whether for privacy or to tidy up your inbox, WhatsApp offers a useful feature to hide conversations without losing them: the archive. But how do you archive WhatsApp chats? How do you access these “hidden” conversations?
How to hide your WhatsApp conversations in the archive
Archiving a chat in WhatsApp is a simple way to hide it without deleting it. To do so, follow these steps:
- Open the WhatsApp app on your smartphone.
- Search for the conversation you want to hide.
- Tap and hold the chat.
- Tap the Archive chat option from the floating menu or the down arrow box icon at the top of the interface.
Steps and options to hide WhatsApp chats in the archive
By following these steps, you will have sent the conversation to the archive. This option works for private and group chats. It is important to note that if you receive a new message in an archived chat, it will not appear on the main screen (unless you change this option from the app settings).
How to find your archived WhatsApp chats
Even if they are hidden, you can still access your archived chats. But it is necessary to take an additional step to open them:
- Open the WhatsApp application.
- On the main screen, look for the Archived section (it is between the search bar and the first chat).
- Tap on Archived to see all archived chats and access the conversation you want.
Archived chats can be found in a secction accessible from the upper part of the interface
However, you can also access an archived chat using the search bar. Within the Archived section, conversations are sorted by the date of the last message.
How to unarchive WhatsApp conversations
To unarchive an archived chat in WhatsApp, you have two options:
- Go to the Archived section, tap and hold the chat, and tap the up arrow box icon at the top.
- Search for the conversation with the search engine, tap and hold the chat, and tap the Unarchive chat option.
There are 2 options to unarchive WhatsApp chats
Once unarchived, the chat will reappear on your main screen. On the other hand, if the chat receives a new message, it is also automatically unarchived (unless this option is disabled in the settings). You can archive and unarchive your chats as many times as you wish; the other person or group will not know that you have archived the conversation (unless you tell them).
