6 Ways to Temporarily Disable WhatsApp Without Uninstalling All

KOMPAS.com – During holidays or leave, some people may want to take a break and don’t want to open messaging apps like WhatsApp. One reason is that they don’t want to be bothered by notification of incoming messages or calls.

Deactivating WhatsApp temporarily can be done without deleting the application on the device or uninstall. So, users don’t have to worry about the chat history being lost because the application is deleted.

Users also do not need to use third -party applications for deactivate WhatsApp temporary. So you don’t have to worry about privacy threats posed by third-party applications, which could harbor malware.

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So how how to temporarily disable WhatsApp without needing to delete the app? The following KompasTekno summarizes six ways to temporarily disable WhatsApp without the need uninstall applications, compiled from Sea PC Mag.

1. Disable WhatsApp notifications

This method is the easiest and most practical. Users only need to turn off message and phone notifications from WhatsApp without turning off data. So, users can still browsingto-gameor streaming. How to disable WhatsApp notifications are as follows:

• Open your WhatsApp
• Click the three dots icon in the top right corner
• Select “Settings”
• Click “Notifications”
• Sliding toggle “Conversations tones” to the left so that they turn gray or white, indicating that the feature is in off mode
• Change the “Vibrate” menu to “Off”
• Slide the toggle “Use high priority notifications” to the left
• Change the “Popup notification” menu to “No pop-up”

2. Record a silent ringtone and set it as your WhatsApp notification

If you feel that turning off notifications is less effective, you can try adding it by making a silent ringtone as a WhatsApp notification. Actually, you can just turn off the ringtone. However, doing so will disable the device’s ringtone in general.

With this trick, you can still turn on your device’s ringtone and only “turn off” the WhatsApp ringtone.

The first thing that needs to be done is to record a few seconds of silence on your phone. After that save it with the file name you want.

Open WhatsApp select “Settings” select “Notifications” then select the silent ringtone that you previously recorded as a WhatsApp notification. This way, even if you receive a WhatsApp notification, you won’t hear it.

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3. Turn off your WhatsApp light notifications

Some smartphones have LED light which is generally located on the top side of the phone screen. LED light this is what will light up when you receive a WhatsApp notification. To keep those notifications from turning on, you can turn them off immediately. The method:

• Open your WhatsApp
• Click the three dots icon in the top right corner
• Select “Settings”
• Click “Notifications”
• Select “Light”
• Click “None”

4. Turn off mobile data for WhatsApp

One other way to disable WhatsApp without deleting other apps is to turn off cellular data for WhatsApp. Here’s how to turn off cellular data for WhatsApp via an Android phone.

• Go to your phone settings
• Select “Apps”
• Klik “Manage Apps”
• Select “WhatsApp”
• Click “Force Quit”

Keep in mind, if you do this, the device will not be able to access the internet at all. This means that you also cannot do internet activities, such as browsingto-gameor streaming videos/movies.

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5. Disable background data WhatsApp

This method can only be done by Android phones. Here are some steps:

• Go to your phone’s “Settings”/ “Settings” menu
• Select “Apps”
• Klik “Manage Apps”
• Select “WhatsApp”
• Select “Data usage”
• Sliding toggle “Background data” to the left

Please note, the location of these settings may be different on every Android phone. But in general, the steps will be almost the same.

6. Force the app to stop and don’t open WhatsApp after pressing “Force stop”

To do force stop (force stop) in the WhatsApp application, follow these steps:

• Go to your phone’s “Settings”/ “Settings” menu
• Select “Apps”
• Klik “Manage Apps”
• Select “WhatsApp”
• Click “Force stop” at the bottom
• Click “Ok” to confirm

This way, the WhatsApp app will stop running on the device. So there will be no notifications or phone calls or video call who entered. However, the app will not disappear (uninstall) from the phone.

After performing a force stop or “Force stop”, avoid opening the WhtasApp application so that the sender of the message does not get a “double blue tick” notification indicating that the message has been sent.

To restore the WhatsApp application again, just open the WhatsApp application, then the application will return to normal.

That’s six ways to temporarily disable WhatsApp without the need uninstall. In this way, users can use WhatsApp again at any time without the need to download it again.

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