The archive chat feature allows you to hide an individual or group chat from your chats list to better organize your conversations.

Note:

• Archiving a chat doesn’t delete the chat or back it up to your SD card.
• Archived individual or group chats will stay archived when you receive a new message from that individual or group chat.
• You will not receive notifications for archived chats unless you are mentioned or replied to.

Archive an individual or group chat

1. In the CHATS tab, tap and hold the chat you want to hide.
2. Tap at the top of the screen.

Archive all chats

1. In the CHATS tab, tap More options > Settings.
2. Tap Chats > Chat history > Archive all chats.

View archived individual or group chats

1. Scroll to the top of the CHATS screen.
2. TapArchived.

The number next toArchived indicates how many archived individual or group chats have unread messages.

Unarchive an individual or group chat

1. Scroll to the top of the CHATS screen.
2. TapArchived.
3. Tap and hold the individual or group chat you want to unarchive.
4. Tap Unarchive at the top of the screen.

Alternative archive settings

To change the default settings so archived chats unarchive when new messages are received and removeArchived from showing at the top of your chats list:

1. In the CHATS tab, tap More options > Settings
2. Tap Chats.
3. Turn off Keep chats archived.

Related resources:

How to archive or unarchive a chat or group: iPhone | Web and Desktop | KaiOS