If it bothers you when your smartphone rings constantly, you can simply turn off group notifications on WhatsApp.
iOS: Turn off group notifications in Whatsapp
WhatsApp groups are useful, but they can quickly become annoying when your phone buzzes with every incoming message. You can avoid this by muting notifications in a group on your iPhone.
- Open your group chat and tap the conversation name at the top to access the group information.
- If you want to turn off notifications permanently, tap on “My notifications”.
- Activate the “Notifications” option to open a selection menu.
- At the very bottom you will now find “Notifications” again. If you deactivate this, the messages will only be shown when you open the app. You will no longer be notified.
- Tip: You can use the “Mute” option to temporarily deactivate notifications, either for 8 hours, one day or one week.
Android: Turn off group notifications in Whatsapp
If you have an Android smartphone, you can also turn off notifications in a WhatsApp group if you don't want to be constantly disturbed by them.
- Open your group chat and go to the three-dot menu at the top right.
- Tap Mute notifications.
- Then specify the period of time for which you want to mute the group.