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. Archive chat is only available for devices with iOS 9 or later.
• Archived individual or group chat will unarchive when you receive a new message from that individual or group chat.

Archive a chat or group

1. In the Chats tab, swipe left on the chat or group you want to archive.
2. Tap Archive.

You can archive all chats at once in WhatsApp Settings > Chats > Archive All Chats.

View archived chats or groups

1. Scroll to the top of the Chats tab and then pull down.
2. Tap Archived Chats.

Unarchive a chat or group

1. In the Archived Chats screen, swipe left on the chat or group you want to unarchive.
2. Tap Unarchive.

You can manually unarchive a chat by searching for a contact name or message from that contact:

1. In the Chats tab, tap the Search bar.
2. Enter the name of the chat or content from the chat you want to unarchive.
3. Swipe left on the chat you want to unarchive.
4. Tap Unarchive.

Related resources:

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