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Turn off WhatsApp incoming calls on iOS
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Do you want to disable WhatsApp calls on your iPhone or iPad? While you can't disable them in the app itself, you can stop notifications on your device and even delete calls from your history. Here's how to block WhatsApp calls on iPhone or iPad.
Turning Off WhatsApp Call Notifications on iOS
To disable WhatsApp calls on your iPhone or iPad, open your Settings . Tap Notifications → WhatsApp → toggle off Allow Notifications . You can also use Do Not Disturb mode to silence unwanted calls.
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Open the Settings app. This is the grey cog icon.
- This method blocks all incoming notifications from WhatsApp, including calls and messages. You can still answer or reply when you open the app again.
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Tap Notifications . You may need to scroll down to find this option.Advertisement
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Scroll down and tap WhatsApp . This will be under the Notification Style header.
- A list of notification options will appear.
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Toggle off "Allow Notifications". This is at the top of the page.
- When this is disabled, you won't receive any notifications when you exit WhatsApp, including incoming calls.
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Open WhatsApp. This looks like a green speech bubble icon with a white phone receiver inside.
- This method will also block incoming messages from the selected contact. There’s no way to disable calls without disabling messages.
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Tap Chats . This is the tab at the bottom of the screen.
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Tap a chat. Use the chat with the contact you want to block.
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Tap the user's name. This is at the top of the screen.
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Tap Block Contact . You can find this towards the bottom of the screen.
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Tap Block . This will block the contact and all incoming calls from them.
- If you want to unblock the contact, go to Settings → Privacy → Blocked and swipe left on the user. Tap Unblock . [1] X Research source
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Open the Control Center . On devices without a Home button, swipe down on the top-right corner of the screen. On devices with a Home button, swipe up from the bottom of the screen.
- While there’s no way to turn off all incoming WhatsApp calls, you can ignore them by enabling Do Not Disturb mode on your iPhone or iPad.
- When your phone or tablet is in Do Not Disturb mode, you will not receive any notifications, vibrations, or lighting-up of the screen.
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Tap the crescent moon icon. Do Not Disturb will be enabled on your device. All notifications and alerts will be silenced.
- Alternatively, tap Focus and then tap Do Not Disturb .
- To turn Do Not Disturb back off, open the Control Center and tap the crescent moon icon again.
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Open the Settings app. This is the grey cog icon.
- Use this method to block spam calls on WhatsApp.
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Tap Phone . You may need to scroll down to find this option.
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Tap Silence Unknown Callers . This is towards the bottom of the page.
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Toggle on . "Silence Unknown Callers". When an unrecognized number calls your iPhone or iPad, it will automatically be silenced.
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Open the Phone app. When you receive a call on WhatsApp, you may find it in your Phone app's history. These can be deleted from your log.
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Tap Recents . This is at the bottom of the screen.
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Swipe left on the call. A side menu will open on the right.
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Tap the trash can icon. The call will be deleted from your history.
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