How to manage your notifications

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Notification preferences can easily be managed in your WhatsApp settings.
Manage WhatsApp notifications settings
  1. Tap Settings > Notifications.
  2. Manage notifications settings by performing one of the following actions:
    • Tap Show Notifications under MESSAGE NOTIFICATIONS or GROUP NOTIFICATIONS to receive notifications about individual or group messages.
    • Tap Sound under MESSAGE NOTIFICATIONS or GROUP NOTIFICATIONS to change the notification sound of individual or group messages.
    • Tap Reaction Notifications under MESSAGE NOTIFICATIONS or GROUP NOTIFICATIONS to receive notifications about reactions to messages that you send in individual or group chats.
    • Tap In-App Notifications to manage notifications settings for notifications you receive while using WhatsApp.
    • Tap Show Preview to show a preview of message text inside new message notifications.
Reset notifications settings
  1. Tap Settings > Notifications.
  2. Tap Reset Notification Settings > Reset.
Mute notifications for individual or group chats
  1. Open an individual or group chat.
  2. Tap the name of the individual or group chat.
  3. Tap Mute, then select the length of time you’d like to mute notifications for.
Tap Muted > Unmute on a chat that has been muted to unmute notifications for that chat.
Note: When you mute message notifications for a chat, your device won’t alert you of incoming notifications. However, it’s important to remember:
  • Contacts aren't notified that you’ve muted the chat.
  • Contacts will still receive read receipts when you read their messages.
  • You’ll still have the unread message count next to the chat.
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