How to chat on WhatsApp without Showing online
Have you ever ignored a WhatsApp message in order to prevent your contacts from seeing you online and asking you for signs of life?
A contact who is waiting for your reply to their message sent a few hours ago, but you don’t intend to reply because you don’t want to start a long conversation?
In this article, you will learn a few tricks that will allow you to reply to a WhatsApp message without appearing online.
Reply from a notification
If you have a smartphone running Android Nougat or higher, the easiest way to stay ‘offline’ but still reply to a message without appearing online is to reply to a conversation directly from the notification dropdown. To do this, open the drop-down menu and click the ‘Reply’ button to send a message without having to open WhatsApp.
In case you have an Android Wear smartwatch, you can respond to WhatsApp messages directly from the watch and remain safe from appearing online.
Answer while offline
- Disable all connections to the internet (Wi-Fi and the mobile network) on your smartphone.
- Open WhatsApp and then open the message you wish to reply to.
- Write and send your reply.
- Close WhatsApp.
- Reconnect to the internet (reactivate Wi-Fi or mobile network connection).
- WhatsApp will send the message without you ever appearing online.
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