How to disable WhatsApp calls
Ever since WhatsApp introduced the ability to make calls and video calls over the Internet, your friends seem to have forgotten about good manners and, recently, are only calling you. In order not to be “out of this world” by uninstalling the app, you are therefore forced to have long conversations even when you would have much preferred to reply with a simple message to many of those who contact you.
How do you say? That’s the way it is, are you tired of the many phone calls received and would like to know how to disable calls on WhatsApp in order to prevent people who are a little too insistent from calling you? Well, then you will be happy to know that in the next chapters of this tutorial I will talk to you about how to put into practice some useful tricks to silence the VoIP function of the famous instant messaging app of the Meta group, or at least to reduce its invasiveness.
Unfortunately, there is still no ad hoc option to disable it completely, but certainly several effective solutions can be implemented. So, are you ready to get started? Yup? Great! Find everything explained below. Have a good reading.
Index
- How to disable WhatsApp calls on Android
- Turn off the ringer and vibration
- Block a contact
- Reduce data consumption
- How to disable WhatsApp calls on iPhone
- Block a contact
- Reduce data consumption
- How to disable WhatsApp calls on PC
- Turn off the ringer
- Block a contact
- How to disable WhatsApp Business calls
How to disable WhatsApp calls on Android
Do you own an Android smartphone and are you interested in understanding how to disable calls on WhatsApp ? Then follow the instructions on what to do that you find right below.
As anticipated, at the moment there is no feature dedicated to the complete deactivation of this feature, but by taking advantage of some options dedicated to the settings of the messaging service in question, a more or less satisfactory result can be obtained.
Turn off the ringer and vibration
As mentioned, some of the functions included in WhatsApp can be particularly useful for limiting the annoyance generated by unwanted VoIP calls. For this you can turn off the ringtone and vibration. In this way, when you receive a call on WhatsApp, it will be silenced.
To start, then, start the WhatsApp app, then press the ⋮ button located at the top right and select the Settings item in the menu that appears. At this point, press the Notifications item , locate the Calls section and, finally, set the Ringtone and Vibration options respectively to None and Off .
In case of second thoughts, all you have to do is reset the Default and Default Ring items again under the Ring and Vibrate options .
Alternatively, you can also silence the ringtone of a single contact leaving it on for all the others. To do this, press on the contact in the Chat tab of the app and tap on the contact’s name located at the top; then presses the item customized notifications , affix a check mark next to Use custom notifications and finally sets the options calls Notifications> Ringtone and calls Notifications> Vibration respectively of No and Off .
If you change your mind, go back to the contact’s notifications screen and remove the check mark under Use custom notifications , to restore the default settings.
For more information or in case of doubts or problems, read my tutorial on how to silence a contact on WhatsApp.
Block a contact
Would you like to avoid being disturbed with WhatsApp calls from a specific contact? In that case, you can block it (even if only temporarily) and the problem is solved! In this way, however, I want to clarify it, not only will you no longer receive his calls, but not even normal messages.
Having clarified this, to proceed, start the WhatsApp app , press the ⋮ button, at the top right, and select the Settings item in the menu that appears. Once this is done, press on the Account> Privacy items , select the Blocked contacts option and press on the little man icon located at the top right, then select the name of the person to block and that’s it.
If you have to think again, you can unblock blocked contacts by going to the Settings> Account> Privacy> Blocked contacts section , tapping on the contact of your interest and pressing the word Unblock [contact name] .
If you want to learn more about blocking contacts, I invite you to read my tutorial dedicated specifically to how to block a person on WhatsApp .
Reduce data consumption
Do you want to avoid using WhatsApp calls because you are afraid of consuming too much data traffic ? If that’s the case, you don’t need to disable this feature. Much more trivially, in fact, you just need to activate the feature attached to the famous app which allows, precisely, to reduce the consumption of data under the mobile network, while also reducing the audio quality.
To enable it, start the WhatsApp app , press the ⋮ icon, at the top right, and go to the Settings> Space and data section . Finally, in the new screen that appears, move the lever to ON corresponding to the option Use less data for calls .
In case of second thoughts, to restore the default settings all you have to do is move the lever in question to OFF ; this option, in fact, is completely reversible.
How to disable WhatsApp calls on iPhone
Do you own an iPhone ? Even in this case, you can disable calls on WhatsApp, or rather, you can avoid being disturbed by receiving them, by blocking specific contacts.
Alternatively, by following the instructions I provide you in the following lines, you can reduce the data consumption for calls. At the time of writing, however, the WhatsApp app for iOS does not allow you to turn off the ringtone of call-only notifications (it is only possible to act on all app notifications).
Block a contact
If you want to prevent WhatsApp calls from a single person, you can block them via the messaging app. In this way, however, you will not only prevent the reception of VoIP calls but also that of messages.
To do this, press the Settings item located at the bottom right of the main WhatsApp screen, then tap first on the wording Account and then on the one called Privacy .
In the new screen displayed, press on the Blocked item , press on the Add item and, finally, select the contact to block from the list that is shown to you.
In case of second thoughts, you can unblock the previously blocked contact by going back to the Settings> Account> Privacy> Blocked section , swiping the name of the contact person and, finally, selecting the Unblock contact item .
For more information, I invite you to read my tutorial on how to block a person on WhatsApp.
Reduce data consumption
If it is your intention to disable the calls received via WhatsApp to avoid excessive data consumption , do not worry: you can easily cope with this by enabling the special function which, in fact, allows you to save on the use of mobile data, when they are made. and received telephone calls via VoIP.
To enable the function in question, presses on the Settings item , at the bottom right of the main WhatsApp screen, tap on the wording Space and data on the screen displayed and, finally, turn ON the switch that you find next to the item Use less data for calls .
If you have second thoughts, you can disable the function at any time by going back to the Settings> Space and data section of the app and turning the Use less data for calls switch back to OFF . Easier than that ?
How to disable WhatsApp calls on PC
To disable WhatsApp calls you can also proceed from a PC via the WhatsApp client for Windows and macOS .
To be specific, you can turn off the ringer for incoming calls or you can block a contact. At the present time, however, you cannot proceed using WhatsApp Web as the calls are not usable through the Web version of the messaging service.
Turn off the ringer
To disable the ringtone for incoming calls to WhatsApp from PC , start the messaging service on your computer, in order to log into your account, by scanning the QR code .
Once this is done, click on the ⋮ button located in the upper right corner and click on the Settings item . Now press on the item Notifications and, finally, remove the check mark next to the Incoming call ringtone option , to not receive this alert.
This option is reversible; then, in case of second thoughts, put the check mark again on the wording in question, to reactivate the default settings.
Block a contact
Alternatively, to avoid being disturbed with calls and messages, you can block a contact on WhatsApp from a PC , preventing a specific user from contacting you.
To do this, start the messaging service on your computer, press the ⋮ icon located at the top right, go to the Settings> Privacy menu and click on the item Blocked contacts . Now, click on Add contact to block and, finally, choose the contact of your interest, from the WhatsApp address book, to add it.
To remove a contact from the blocked list, in case of second thoughts, press the icon (x) corresponding to the user’s name and confirm the outlet by pressing the Unblock button .
If you have any doubts or problems, please refer to my tutorial on how to block a person on WhatsApp .
How to disable WhatsApp Business calls
You use the WhatsApp Business app on your smartphone and, for this reason, are you wondering how to disable calls on WhatsApp Business ?
In this case you will be happy to know that, to succeed, all you have to do is follow the instructions I gave you in the previous chapters regarding the WhatsApp app for Android and iOS : the procedures to be carried out are, in fact, exactly the same.