Would you like to receive a notification of every WhatsApp message or do you just want peace of mind on your phone? Set how WhatsApp notifications come in.
Notifications from WhatsApp
By default, a notification appears on the phone screen as soon as a message arrives via WhatsApp. As a result, the user is immediately aware of a new message and does not have to check whether there are new messages. Helpful, but sometimes disturbing. Especially if there are a lot of messages coming in. Therefore, decide for yourself whether and how WhatsApp sends notifications.
Change WhatsApp Notifications (iOS)
Adjust notification settings on an iPhone like this:
- Open WhatsApp.
- Tap the tab Institutions.
- Tap on notifications.
- Under ‘Messages’ and ‘Groups’ it says ‘Show notifications’. Choose whether you want to receive notifications of incoming messages and group messages. Tap the slider to adjust the setting.
- When messages are displayed, you can choose to already show a part of the message. To do this, the slider behind ‘Show preview’ must be green.
- Finally, set how a possible notification appears on the screen. Tap on Notifications in app.
- Under Notification Style, tap your preferred notification style: No, strips or notifications.
Change WhatsApp Notifications (Android)
Adjust notification settings on an Android device like this:
- Open WhatsApp.
- Tap the three dots icon at the top right.
- Tap on Institutions.
- Tap on notifications.
- Next to ‘Notification sounds’, tap the slider to choose whether you want to hear sounds with a notification.
- Under ‘Messages’, tap Vibrate and choose one of the options.
- Under ‘Messages’, tap Pop-up notification and tap the way you want to show notifications. This option is not available on newer Android versions.
- Scroll down to ‘Groups’ and do the same there.