WhatsApp: archive group chat - is that possible?

In WhatsApp you can archive selected group chats on your smartphone. In this practical tip, we explain what this is all about.

Archive group chats in WhatsApp

With "WhatsApp" you can join a group and send a message to all group members. You should be able to archive selected group chats soon.

• If you archive a group chat, it disappears in the overview of all chats. However, if you then use the search function to search for the name of the group conversation, it can still be found.
• The archiving function should give you a better overview of all your chats. So you can call up older chats if you are interested, without being displayed on your personal WhatsApp homepage.
• However, the archiving function is only included in the beta version of the messenger and should appear on all Android smartphones with an update in the Google Play Store in the coming weeks.
• If you want to test the WhatsApp archiving function now, you have to download the beta version of the messenger from the official WhatsApp website to your computer and install it on your smartphone.