How to manage your notifications

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You can change your notification settings for all calls and messages in WhatsApp Settings. Learn how to mute individual or group chat notifications in this article.
Note: Your device settings override WhatsApp settings. If you disable or silence all notifications or WhatsApp notifications from your device settings, updates made to notification settings in WhatsApp won’t take effect. However, if you enable custom notifications for a chat in WhatsApp, a new notification category will be added in your device settings, with notifications enabled for that custom setting.
You can manage your notification settings for all messages and calls, or customize individual or group chat notifications.

Manage WhatsApp notifications settings for all messages, groups, or calls

To change message or group notification settings:

  1. Tap
    more options
    > Settings > Notifications. Under the Message or Group section:
    • Tap Conversation tones to toggle conversation tones on or off for incoming and outgoing messages. Learn more about managing conversation tones in this article.
    • Tap Notification tone to change the notification tone of individual or group messages.
    • Tap Vibrate to change the duration of WhatsApp's notification vibrations.
    • Tap Popup notification to turn on or turn off popup notifications.
    • Tap Light to change the color of message or group notifications on your device.
    • Tap Use high priority notifications to show previews of notifications at the top of your screen.
    • Tap Reaction Notifications to receive notifications of reactions to messages you send.
    • Turn on Clear badge when viewed to show the total message and call count on the WhatsApp icon until you view them.

To change call notification settings:

  1. Tap
    more options
    > Settings > Notifications. Under the Call section:
    • Tap Vibrate under to change the duration of WhatsApp's notification vibrations.
    • Tap Ringtone to change the ringtone of incoming calls.

To reset all notifications settings

  1. Tap
    more options
    > Settings.
  2. Select Notifications.
  3. Tap
    more
    > Reset notification settings > Reset.

Manage notifications for individual chats

  1. Open an individual chat.
  2. Tap the name of the individual.
  3. Tap Notifications.
  4. Manage notification settings by performing one of the following actions:
    • Tap Mute notifications to mute notifications from messages or calls.
    • Tap Notification tone to change the notification tone of messages.
    • Tap Vibrate to change the duration of WhatsApp's notification vibrations.
  5. Tap Advanced settings to perform one of the following actions:
    • Tap Popup notification to turn on or turn off popup notifications.
    • Tap Light to change the color of message notifications on your device.
    • Tap Use high priority notifications to show previews of notifications at the top of your screen.

Manage notifications for group chats

  1. Open a group chat.
  2. Tap the name of the group.
  3. Tap Notifications.
  4. Manage notification settings by performing one of the following actions:
    • Tap Mute notifications to mute notifications from messages or calls. You’ll still get notifications for mentions and replies.
    • Tap Notify for to choose which notifications you’d like to receive:
      • Select All to get notifications for every group message.
      • Select Highlights to only get notifications for mentions, replies, messages from contacts, and other relevant messages.
    • Tap Notification tone to change the notification tone of messages.
    • Tap Vibrate to change the duration of WhatsApp's notification vibrations.
  5. Tap Advanced settings to perform one of the following actions:
    • Tap Use high priority notifications to show previews of notifications at the top of your screen.
    • Tap Popup notification to turn on or turn off popup notifications.
    • Tap Light to change the color of message or group notifications on your device.

Manage notification previews on your device

You can hide the content of WhatsApp messages from the notification previews that are displayed on your phone’s lock screen.

To turn lock screen notifications on or off:

  1. Go to your phone’s Settings > Notifications > Notifications on lockscreen.
  2. Select one of the following options:
    • Show conversations, default, and silent.
    • Hide silent conversations and notifications.
    • Don't show any notifications.
Note: If you have notification previews on and receive a new message that contains a suspicious link, you can’t open the link from the message preview. Learn more here.

Manage call notifications on your device

When you turn off Call notifications or All WhatsApp notifications on your phone, incoming WhatsApp call notifications are silenced.
  1. Go to your phone’s Settings > Notifications > App notifications > WhatsApp.
  2. Tap Call notifications, then turn on or off Show notifications.
Note:
  • The caller won’t know you have call notifications turned off, and will receive a no answer response in WhatsApp.
  • You can tap Turn on call notifications to receive WhatsApp calls.
  • You’ll receive a missed call notification in WhatsApp and “Notifications disabled” when you tap the missed call info.
  • If you have an existing chat with the caller, you’ll also see the reason for the missed call.
  • If you’re using WhatsApp when a call is received and call notifications are turned off, you’ll still receive the call.
  • You can enable and disable Do Not Disturb mode in your phone settings.
  • Popup notifications aren't available on Android versions 10 and above.

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