How to archive or unarchive a chat or group
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 iCloud.
- Archived individual or group chats will stay archived when you receive a new message from that individual or group chat.
- You can see how many individual or group chats have new messages by scrolling to the top of the CHATS screen.
Archive a chat or group
- In the Chats tab, swipe left on the chat or group you want to archive.
- Tap Archive.
You can archive all chats at once in WhatsApp Settings > Chats > Archive All Chats.
View archived chats or groups
- Scroll to the top of the Chats tab.
- Tap Archived Chats.
Unarchive a chat or group
- In the Archived Chats screen, swipe left on the chat or group you want to unarchive.
- Tap Unarchive.
You can manually unarchive a chat by searching for a contact name or message from that contact:
- In the Chats tab, tap the Search bar.
- Enter the name of the chat or content from the chat you want to unarchive.
- Swipe left on the chat you want to unarchive.
- Tap Unarchive.
Alternative archive settings
To change the default settings so archived chats unarchive when new messages are received:
- Open WhatsApp Settings.
- Tap Chats.
- Turn off Keep chats archived.
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