WhatsApp is about to stop a major annoyance in your chat app

WhatsApp for Android recently received a new mute feature on the beta channel, which allows users to mute any chat right from the notifications shade. However, the mute feature has been designed in a way that it only shows up when you receive at least 51 messages from a single chat. Before receiving the requisite number of messages, the app shows a ‘Mark as Read’ button instead, which you can tap to dismiss the notification. While the new Mute feature can come in handy when you’re trying to ignore messages temporarily, it isn’t as effective as the upcoming Mute Always feature that is currently in the works.

According to a recent report from WABetaInfo, WhatsApp is working on a new Mute Always setting for chats that will allow users to indefinitely mute any chat or group chat. The feature appears within the Mute notifications option within any given chat and replaces the 1-year option currently available in the settings.

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