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How to Unarchive WhatsApp Chat on Android and iPhone
WhatsApp is the best messaging app that is used by more than 2 billion users worldwide. The messages and calls in the Whatsapp app are end-to-end encrypted. WhatsApp can be accessed via website or app. The application is free to use and can be installed on both Android and iPhone. Apart from messaging, you can voice call, video call, make payments, and much more. It allows you to change language, enable dark mode, set messages to disappear, etc. One of the best features of WhatsApp is the ability to hide messages or chats. You can do this by Archiving chats. However, you can unarchive the WhatsApp chat or message anytime. Unarchiving Whatsapp chats is quite easy and does not take more than a minute.
How to Unarchive WhatsApp Chats on Android Smartphone
[1] Launch the WhatsApp chat on your Android smartphone.
[2] You will find the Archived option on the top of the chats. Click Archived to view all the Individual or Group chats.
[3] Now, long press an Individual chat or group chat and select the Archive icon displayed at the top.
Note: You can also select and unarchive multiple chats at the same time.
[4] Now, the selected chats will be unarchived.
How to Unarchive WhatsApp Chats on iPhone
Before moving further, make sure to update the Whatsapp app to the latest version.
[1] Open the WhatsApp app on your iPhone.
[2] Locate and tap the Archived option at the top.
[3] You will be directed to a new screen. Here, you will find all the archived chats.
[4] To unarchive a particular chat, long-press it and click Unarchive. Alternatively, swipe the chat to the left and click the Unarchive option to remove the chat from the Archived list.
[5] If you want to unarchive multiple chats, click the option Edit and tap Select Chats.
[6] Select the chats you want to unarchive and tap the option Unarchive displayed at the bottom.
Frequently Asked Questions
When you unarchive a chat, it will be visible in your chat feed.
The archived chats continue to remain the same until we manually unarchive or delete them.
Click the option Archived at the top of the chats list to view all your archived chats and messages.
By archiving a chat, you can hide the Whatsapp chat.
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