How to Stop Receiving Whatsapp Chats without Blocking

The archived chat is kept in a separate folder known as Archived Chats. You must open the folder manually to see new messages.

Typically, archived messages are unarchived when you receive a new message in the archived chat. 

However, WhatsApp offers a feature to keep chats archived permanently. So, you must enable this setting once before archiving the chats.

Step 1: Open WhatsApp Settings

On Android: Tap on the three-dot icon at the top and select Settings.
On iPhone: Tap on the Settings tab at the bottom.
WhatsApp Settings Open

Step 2: Go to Chats and turn on the toggle next to Keep chats archived.

Now, the chats will remain hidden and archived, and you will not be notified about new messages from the archived chats. Please remember that this setting will affect all archived chats and not just a single chat.

3. Using Mute and Chat Lock

The final method for not receiving messages on WhatsApp without blocking is muting and locking the chat.

Basically, WhatsApp has a built-in feature to lock individual chats with the intent of hiding messages. However, you are still notified about new messages in the format X new messages, where X is the number of messages.

What you need to do is mute the chat and then lock it. That way, the messages are muted and put in the Locked folder.

So, you will not be disturbed by new messages from the user. And you would have done it without blocking the user. The only drawback is that the locked chats aren’t hidden on linked devices.

Follow these steps to mute and lock a WhatsApp chat on Android and iPhone.

Step 1: First, mute the chat, as shown in method 1. Make sure you see the Speaker with a bar icon next to the muted chat.

Step 2: Now, open the muted chat and tap on the contact name at the top.