WhatsApp is one of the most popular messaging apps in India. The platform claims that billions of messages are exchanged daily, which is huge. But, there are times when you don't feel like using WhatsApp and you want to stop receiving messages on it. The biggest issue with this is that you cannot just silence your messages or get rid of them without uninstalling WhatsApp.
So, if your mobile data or Wi-Fi is turned on, you will receive messages on this messaging app. It doesn't matter if you turn off background data for this app or keep WhatsApp off, you will still get notifications for new messages. There is also no point in turning off blue ticks for your messages as the app will not stop sending you messages and disabling this feature means that the sender will not be able to know whether you have read the messages or not.
When you open the app, WhatsApp will display your online status to everyone, and there is no way to hide it. If you're a regular user of this messaging app and don't want to use it for a while, there's a way to disappear and stop receiving messages without deleting the app. Continue reading to learn the answer to your question.
How to disappear from WhatsApp without deleting the messaging app
The process is very simple and all you have to do is change a setting and you're done.
Step 1: Long press on the WhatsApp app and tap on the "App Info" icon
Step 2: Here you will see "Force to Stop" option at the top. You just need to tap on it and that's it
Step 3: In the background, close the WhatsApp app. You will no longer receive messages on this app once this is finished.
Note that if you use this trick, the sender will only see one tick, implying that the message was not delivered to you. A double tick indicates that the message has been delivered to you, but you have not yet read it. Blue ticks indicate that the message has been read by the recipient.
Keep in mind that the moment you open WhatsApp, it will restart and you will receive messages. If you want to avoid receiving messages from this app, keep it closed in the background and use the "Force Stop" option.
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