This Secret Trick Will Hide Your WhatsApp Chats Instantly

Open WhatsApp and Select Chat

Launch WhatsApp, navigate to the chat list, and choose the conversation you want to hide from your main view.

Tap and Hold the Chat

[{"selector":"#anim-285b955a-c453-461a-b866-0594a481f514","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-51210006-229b-4769-b63c-b0dc73489e0d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3da7d5f0-7a37-4c5c-b32c-0f35bee891db","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6a74fe31-cda3-43b5-acd1-c038e864aab8 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] Press and hold on the selected chat until a menu appears at the top of your screen, indicating that the chat is selected.

Click on the Archive Icon

[{"selector":"#anim-f78f9bed-cc3e-4640-8ab7-c19305e01af9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b89bcc01-bba9-4d8b-abc0-2ffbbdcb5b59","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-68f515f7-b0c5-4777-92e7-e0b48b014c51","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b326f1cf-fa2d-491b-9920-ee6848c47060 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Tap the archive icon (a box with a downward arrow) at the top to move the chat to the archived section, hiding it from the main list.

Confirm Your Chat is Hidden

[{"selector":"#anim-c1cfe2e9-123b-4184-8eca-c33892b0f5c8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3567931c-8785-42d6-8052-39a03385921b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-93c6fb90-4b24-420f-9de8-6a926be4ae39","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-be74dfa9-7af1-4565-ae2b-bc7d7812afa8 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(6.521740521366142%, 0, 0) translate(21.739130434782606%, -0.3063703618928747%) scale(1.434782608695652)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] Check that the chat is now moved to the archived chats section, confirming it is no longer visible in your main chat list.

How to hide chat on whatsapp

[{"selector":"#anim-e72a37e2-8707-4339-b004-6c5de369c296","keyframes":[{"offset":0,"transform":"translate3d(0, -439.40966%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(.5, 0, 1, 1)"},{"offset":0.29,"transform":"translate3d(0, 0%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1)"},{"offset":0.45,"transform":"translate3d(0, -123.561996392%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(.5, 0, 1, 1)"},{"offset":0.61,"transform":"translate3d(0, 0%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1)"},{"offset":0.71,"transform":"translate3d(0, -42.007563495999996%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(.5, 0, 1, 1)"},{"offset":0.8,"transform":"translate3d(0, 0%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1)"},{"offset":0.85,"transform":"translate3d(0, -15.774806794%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(.5, 0, 1, 1)"},{"offset":0.92,"transform":"translate3d(0, 0%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1)"},{"offset":0.96,"transform":"translate3d(0, -6.854790695999999%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(.5, 0, 1, 1)"},{"offset":1,"transform":"translate3d(0, 0%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1)"}],"delay":0,"duration":600,"fill":"both"}] Read More Read Our Detailed Guide