Can you receive messages from archived chats on whatsapp

WhatsApp confirmed the launch of its new Archived Chats feature on Tuesday, which would allow people to keep their archived chats muted even if they receive a new text in an archived message thread. This implies that unless you manually unarchive them, all of your archived chats will remain hidden forever. The update was first made available to some iPhone users last week and is now rolling out to both Android and iOS users. To access the feature, make absolutely sure you have the most latest version of the application on your smartphone.

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WhatsApp New Archive Chats Feature

According to a blog post by the Facebook-owned company; the latest update is intended to provide users greater control over their chats and help them remain on top of their most important chats.

Prior to the upgrade, whenever a user received a new message in an archived individual or group chat thread on WhatsApp, the thread would unarchive. WhatsApp, on the other hand, stated that many of its users showed a desire for archived conversations to remain archived and tucked away from their normal messages in the Archived Chats section. As a result, it has made the change to its Archived Chats settings.

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If you don’t want less-important chats to surface in your main chats list, you can archive them using the new options. All you have to do is archive individual and group chats that you do not want to appear on your list. WhatsApp will keep your archived conversations separate by default, even if you get new texts.

You can, however, disable the new settings by unchecking the Keep Chats Archived option in the app’s Chats settings menu. You will not receive notifications for messages received in archived chat threads unless you are mentioned or replied to.

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Users Can Choose to Not Use The feature

Even though the feature appears to be useful, it may not be appealing to everyone. If users do not wish to employ the new feature; they can return back to the original Archived folder implementation via the app’s settings.

WhatsApp has rolled out a new Archived Chats feature wherein the Archived Chats will remain archived even when there is a new message or notification from them. Previously, the chats in the archived section popped up on the WhatsApp home page (where unarchived chats reside) on receiving a message or a notification, The new feature will allow users to keep unnecessary chats muted and provide better control over their inbox. Keep reading to know more about the WhatsApp Archive chats feature.

WhatsApp Archived Chats will stay archived, even on receiving a new message

Archive chats now remain muted 

WhatsApp announced the new archived chats feature on July 27, 2021, through a tweet that can be viewed below. Using the new feature, users can keep archived chats muted for as long as they want, as the chat will not pop up on getting messages or other notifications. However, users can still go to the archive section to view the archived chats. The update was initially provided to limited iPhone users last week and is now available to both Android and iOS users. 

Archive on WhatsApp lets you organize your private messages and prioritize important conversations. Your Archived chats will now remain archived and muted but you can always change them back! pic.twitter.com/QbAY6iu81p

— WhatsApp (@WhatsApp) July 27, 2021

Users can keep both individual and group chats in the archive without getting any notification from them 

To archive any individual or group chat, users need to tap and hold at the chat head, which will select the chat. Once the chat is selected, five options appear at the top right corner of the interface. The folder icon with an arrow (on the left of three dots) is the 'Archive Chat' option and users can tap on this to place the chat in the archive section. If the users wish to disable the new feature, it can be done by disabling 'Keep Chats Archived' option in the Chat Settings menu. 

Using archive, users can keep unimportant chats in a separate section

WhatsApp archive chats feature allows users to remove a chat from their home screen, and keep it in a separate section by archiving it. While users might use it to remove inactive chat heads from the 'Chats' tab, it can also be used to organize the inbox and prioritize important messages. Previously, whenever there was a new message or notification from an archived chat, the message used to pop in the main message menu, which was quite exasperating for some users. The WhatsApp Chat archive new feature has been in beta testing for a few years as it was seen for the first time in 2019. 

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