WhatsApp conversations turn out to be very entertaining thanks to the fact that it has things like stickers, video calls and also shortcuts. This time we will not talk about video calls or stickers. This time we will talk a little about WhatsApp contact shortcuts.
If you have been using WhatsApp for some time, you may already know how shortcuts are placed in the WhatsApp application, but do you know how to remove them? Next, we will show you how to delete the shortcut of a WhatsApp contact, why sometimes the cell phone does not let you delete these shortcuts and some other things.
What happens to the conversations that are integrated into the shortcuts?
Once a WhatsApp conversation is placed in a shortcut, that chat is within easy reach. Whenever you want to talk to that person, you just have to go to the shortcut, press it and that’s it. In this way, you won’t even have to enter the ‘WhatsApp’ application.
Just press that shortcut to enter the conversation you have with the person. In a nutshell, conversation shortcuts allow quick access to chats. Among other things, it is important that you know that, to always keep that chat, you can create a backup copy and recover it when you need it.
What is the regular way to remove a shortcut to WhatsApp on the screen of your mobile?
There are multiple ways to remove WhatsApp shortcuts from your mobile phone. Each of the forms will vary depending on the mobile phones you use. Cell phones with Android system and iPhones that work with iOS system have several differences.
Each of them is special in some things. What you will see in the following two sub-topics is the process to remove WhatsApp application shortcuts from Android and iOS phones:
On an Android cell phone
Almost all cell phones that are released each year have an Android operating system. This is because the system is very good, it has good features, wonderful functions and does not require many things to work well. However, see how shortcuts are removed from Android:
- start your phone
- Find the chat shortcut you want to delete
- Now, long press on that shortcut
- When you have it, drag it to the WhatsApp application and it will be
That is all. Whenever you want to remove the shortcut of a chat on WhatsApp, you just have to do what was shown above. On the other hand, if you want to completely delete that chat, the next thing you will have to do is search for the conversation in the WhatsApp app and delete it.
It should be noted that, to save time when sending things to other people from WhatsApp, you can forward the messages that other contacts have sent you. In this way, you will not need to write the same as that person or rewrite a message of yours.
On your mobile iPhone
From phones that work with the iOS system, it is necessary to carry out a slightly different process that also serves to remove that shortcut:
- turn on the cell phone
- Find the shortcut you want to remove
- hold it down
- When you select it, you’re going to drag it to where it says ‘Delete’
In this way you will be able to remove that shortcut. However, in case this procedure doesn’t work for you, you can switch to using the Android process, which will also work for you.
If neither the process explained above nor the process for Android works for you, all you have left is to delete the chat from the WhatsApp app. Before doing so, you would have to create a backup, then restore it and finally you will have achieved what you want.
One of the best things about restoring WhatsApp backups is that you will be able to recover those messages that you have accidentally deleted.
Why does your cell phone not allow you to delete the direct access to chats in WhatsApp and how to solve it?
Sometimes the mobile does not allow people to delete that shortcut created by the WhatsApp application. To tell the truth, it is not known exactly why cell phones sometimes do not allow you to remove this type of thing, but at least there is a solution to this problem.
Whenever you want to remove the direct access of a WhatsApp conversation and your cell phone does not allow it, you must do this:
- Restart your phone and try to delete the shortcut
- Uninstall the WhatsApp app and reinstall it
- Delete Chat
- Force stop the app and try to delete the shortcut
These are all things to avoid when having problems with shortcut removal. Now, the only bad thing about these countermeasures is that they require a considerable amount of time.
On the other hand, in case none of the above has helped you to solve the problem. You will have to consult the problem with the help center on WhatsApp.
How can you permanently delete a WhatsApp contact from your list on iPhone or Android?
Deleting a person from your WhatsApp contact list is very easy. The process must be carried out from the ‘Contacts’ mobile application:
- turn on your cell phone
- Find the ‘Contacts’ app
- When you locate it, open it
- Inside it, you will find the name of the contact you want to delete
- Lastly, long press on that contact and delete it
