How to mute all WhatsApp conversations

Do you miss your productivity? Do you spend the day browsing group chats where topics that do not interest you are discussed? If you're fed up or sick of WhatsApp notifications, you better do something about it. And it is that constantly looking at the mobile screen can be a real waste of time throughout the day. Have you checked the Digital Balance settings of your mobile to know how many hours you spend viewing WhatsApp messages? Well, there is a way to nip this distraction in the bud: mute the conversations.

Here we are going to tell you several ways to silence chats, both individually and in groups. But silence them completely. Even with options to prevent notifications from showing you that there are messages waiting to be read. This is how you can do it:

Turn off sound but keep notifications on

The most useful thing in this case is to use the sound system of your mobile. Both Android and iPhone terminals have settings to prevent notifications from ringing. We can activate the vibration mode so that each message is heard but without ringing, so that only we should know that we have received something. Although, if we prefer, we can always activate the silent mode and even avoid the sound of the mobile's vibration. All this without stopping to see the notices of new messages on the terminal screen, that is, the notifications.Of course, keep in mind that this will also silence calls and other notifications from your mobile.

If what you want is to silence only WhatsApp, even if they are all the chats, the best thing you can do is go through the Settings Here enter the notifications section, and note that the options are divided into two sections: one for chat messages from a person and another for groups.

If you want to prevent them from ringing in any way, click on the Notification tone option. Here you can choose from the list of melodies available on your mobile. But you also have the option None This way the message will not ring when received. Do this both in individual chats and in groups so that no message sounds when it reaches your mobile.

Of course, in this case the notifications will continue populating your top notification bar. They can even appear in the middle of the screen if you have it configured that way.

Turn off sounds and notifications

But if the visual alerts bother you too, you better follow these steps to prevent your phone from being a festival of lights and notifications. As before, go through the WhatsApp Settings menu and enter the section Notifications.

Here you can deactivate the sounds as we have mentioned before: enter the Tone submenu and choose the melody None to prevent the alerts from sounding . Remember to repeat this in the Groups section of the Notifications menu so that no message sounds.

But if what you want is also not to see that you have received any message, you will have to carry out other more elaborate steps. And we are talking about not leaving a mark on WhatsApp notifications. To do this go to the Settings of your Android mobile and look for the Applications section, among which you will find WhatsApp (at the end of the list if it is ordered alphabetically). Here you can configure in detail the behavior of the notifications in their special section. You can deactivate the Allow notifications option to make sure that none are shown, neither messages nor audio playback, for example. Of course, you can customize all this with the list of options that appears in this same menu. Here, you can even disable the unread message counter that appears on the WhatsApp icon, if you want.

If you prefer something less drastic, you can always take a look at the Pop-up notification section, within the WhatsApp settings.Here the indicated option will have to be Never show popup window. You should also select the None option in the Light section, which refers to the color of the LED warning light that your mobile can contain. Also, disable the High priority notifications option so that no information is displayed on the screen. Of course, all this will not prevent you from seeing the WhatsApp icon in the top bar of your mobile.

Turn off sound for WhatsApp calls

And be careful, WhatsApp is also used to call or video call Go through the application Settings and enter the Notifications section. Here, at the bottom of the menu, you will find the Calls section. You will not be able to avoid the notification or the action unless you follow the previous step, but you will be able to avoid the sound and vibration of the mobile if you receive a call or video call.

As with messages, tap Ringtone to choose None to prevent this feature from ringing. In vibration, however, you will have to click on Disabled to ensure that your mobile does not make noise or be noticed when a call comes through WhatsApp.

What about urgent messages?

Remember that if you only silence a conversation from WhatsApp, there are ways to contact you. That is, to make the notifications sound. For example, if you've decided to mute your group of coworkers and have turned on the option to not see notifications, you may still get mentions

If a contact mentions you with the @ symbol in a message, your mobile will let the notification through. If your mobile has active sound it will ring, and if it is on vibration it will vibrate. Take this into account as if they were calls for attention to something important.

Of course, for this you will have to have WhatsApp notifications active on your mobile. If you don't allow them from the terminal settings, no type of notification will be played on the mobile Something that could leave you without important notices or direct mentions. But also without annoying notifications.