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Turn off notifications for specific WhatsApp contacts/groups?

I have certain WhatsApp group chats that I get constant messages from throughout each day. I don't need real-time updates on my Instinct for every message and I've already muted notifications for these groups in WhatsApp, but my watch still buzzes away incessantly all day. I do have other WhatsApp contacts that I would like to receive notifications from on my Instinct.

Is there a way to turn off all notifications on my Instinct just for specific WhatsApp contacts/groups?

0 Bram209 over 2 years ago

I had the same issue with my Vivoactive 3. After searching this forum, I found that the watch just displays everything the phone sends to it and has no function to filter this. The Garmin Connect app (in your phone) has a function to control for which app notifications are allowed or not, but does so only for all or none. If you allow for notifications, the app will forward all notifications in the notification bar. What we have to do is prevent these group chats from showing in the notification bar on phone.

In WatsApp, using mute notification is not enough to hide notifications for the notifications bar. In the Group info (Opens by tapping the group name in the Group chat) there is a setting for custom notifications. Activating this setting will allow your phone to create different settings for this chat.

In the phone's settings for notifications, go to the settings for WhatsApp and find the group you wish to mute. Here you can deactive notifications for the group. For me, using Android, this removed the notifications on my Watch.

TLDR:

- In WhatsApp '*Group Name*/Group info/Custom notifications' activate 'Use custom notifications'

- In phone 'Settings/Notifications & Control Centre/App Notifications/WhatsApp/*Group Name*' Deactivate 'Show Notifications'