You will receive messages on WhatsApp only if your smartphone has mobile data or Wi-Fi enabled. There is no other way to stop receiving WhatsApp messages other than turning off data. Even if you turn off background data or close WhatsApp, you will still receive notifications.
One thing to remember, when you open this messaging app, WhatsApp will still show that you are online. And there is no option to hide it. Now if you don't want to use WhatsApp for a while, there is a way to disappear. That is, you can also receive messages from people without deleting WhatsApp. Let's find out how, that is the method today.
How to disappear from WhatsApp without deleting the app The procedure is very simple. It will take less than a minute to do the work. For that you need to go to settings and do one thing. That's it! You will disappear.
1) Long press the WhatsApp app and then tap on the 'App Info' icon.
2) Now you will see a 'Force Stop' option. You just need to tap there.
3) Close the WhatsApp app in the background. Once the work is done, no one can send you messages on WhatsApp.
Now if you think that you will ignore people on WhatsApp by turning off the blue tick, then you are very foolish. Because, the message will come to you. Simply the sender will not know whether you have read the message or not.
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