Today, I would like to share a simple yet important trick with you guys. I saw a lot of people got frustrated as they do not know how to stop WhatsApp without switching off the internet. Many WhatsApp users do not want to receive messages while the net is ON.
I am sure, daily internet users know its importance very well.![]()
Some users want to access mails, some want facebook, some want to play games, some want information from google. Often, these users do not want to receive WhatsApp messages while the internet is ON, as a kind of privacy or peace.
So, Here is one simple trick.
Lots of people don’t know about it. They must be aware of the trick if needed.
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How to Stop WhatsApp Without Switching Off Internet
1. Open Settings
As you can see in the first image, there is a gear icon in the right uppermost corner. Click on that gear icon. You will come to the setting section.
There are a lot of options in this section. We need to choose Apps in order to change a particular app setting.
2. Choose WhatsApp
After clicking on Apps, you will come to the App section as you can see in the second image OR you might come to section like the first image. It can vary according to your mobile UI.
If you come to the first screen, select the Application List. You will see the application list as in the second image. select WhatsApp.
If you directly come to the app’s section as in the second image, select WhatsApp.
3. Click Data Usage
Once you click WhatsApp, it will come up with options like Permissions, Storage, Data Usage, etc. These options change setting for WhatsApp only.
Select Data Usage and you will come to the second page. Here, you can see the option
Disabled Wi-Fi
Disabled DataUsage
4. Enable options & Test

Enable both the option to Disable Wi-Fi and Data Usage.
Now, try to receive or send the message while the internet is ON. You can check the second image.
Internet is on.
Current time in that image is 10:11 AM
Last message was sent out at 10:10 AM
Means, Messages are not sent. Now, WhatsApp will not work until you turn off the Disable Wi-Fi and DataUsage option as it was in image 3(b).
Test the trick on your mobile and let me know if it works for you or not.
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