Ways to leave Whatsapp groups

Hawthorn Tree · 14-09-2020 4:16pm #1

I think we are/were all in Whatsapp group that are a chore or have become toxic.
Groups that you should be in but no longer want to be in. What are handy excuses to leave these negative groups?

frozenfrozen · 14-09-2020 4:19pm

just leave nobody will care

JeffKenna · 14-09-2020 4:21pm

Mute the conversations. No one will know any different.

alchemist33 · 14-09-2020 4:22pm

Hawthorn Tree wrote: »

I think we are/were all in Whatsapp group that are a chore or have become toxic.
Groups that you should be in but no longer want to be in. What are handy excuses to leave these negative groups?

Seems like a desperate situation. Fake a suicide?

Gregor Samsa · 14-09-2020 4:22pm

50 ways to leave your lover Whatsapp group

You just slip out the back, Jack
Make a new plan, Stan
You don't need to be coy, Roy
Just get yourself free
Hop on the bus, Gus
You don't need to discuss much
Just drop off the key, Lee
And get yourself free

beertons · 14-09-2020 4:23pm

Post up a few of the big guy, with his little guy hanging out. You'll be kicked out in no time.

Foweva Awone · 14-09-2020 4:24pm

I just have all mine on mute all the time. Pop in for a nosey when I'm bored.

HildaOgdenx · 14-09-2020 4:26pm

Gregor Samsa wrote: »

50 ways to leave your lover Whatsapp group

You just slip out the back, Jack
Make a new plan, Stan
You don't need to be coy, Roy
Just get yourself free
Hop on the bus, Gus
You don't need to discuss much
Just drop off the key, Lee
And get yourself free

Exactly what I thought of, when I saw the thread title

Church on Tuesday · 14-09-2020 6:58pm

I just outright deleted it.

Last house share I was in, before it basically became a substitute for passive aggressive post it notes on the fridge.

Can't be dealing with that nonsense.

Laughing with Me · 14-09-2020 7:17pm

Church on Tuesday wrote: »

Last house share I was in, before it basically became a substitute for passive aggressive post it notes on the fridge.

You mean to say you'd stick notes for the people in the house on the fridge instead?

BuboBubo · 14-09-2020 7:21pm

Just go to the settings and mute notifications for one year. When the year is up, repeat.

No need to leave, it's discreet and my secret weapon in the war on bullsh1t.

Good luck op

Tom Mann Centuria · 14-09-2020 7:23pm

I've only been in one group, of football fans, and I like nearly everyone in it, but one there got on my wick and stuff in real life was playing on my mind so I said some swear word or another and left. As has already been said, I dare say the lads in the group couldn't have given a flying fcuk I left! It's not really a big deal is it?

Church on Tuesday · 14-09-2020 7:43pm

Laughing with Me wrote: »

You mean to say you'd stick notes for the people in the house on the fridge instead?

I never did anyways. Except that one time years ago.

HotDudeLife · 14-09-2020 7:49pm

There needs to be a way to report the users who send in some toxic content.

Some of the stuff would give you PTSD

salmocab · 14-09-2020 7:56pm

I’d say just leave, the big groups of mates tend to have very little information worth knowing. WhatsApp is like a lot of things on the internet, very useful but with a huge amount of background noise. I have no audible alerts on mine so only see them when I pick up the phone.

14-09-2020 8:00pm

Tell them all to **** off individually and post this gif.

HotDudeLife · 14-09-2020 8:01pm

Just leave, had to leave one recently due to one the lads continuously posting pics/vids of the birds they were banging.

No one cares if you leave

pc7 · 14-09-2020 8:03pm

It’s not an airport, no need to make a departure announcement

but honestly just leave, no one will care if they do just say it was too distracting or wasn’t of interest anymore, time is precious.

sentient_6 · 14-09-2020 8:08pm

Tap into the group - 3 dots top right - group info - scroll to the bottom - exit group.

And even simpler you can long press the group on your chat list - 3 dots - exit group.

Hego Damask · 14-09-2020 8:08pm

BuboBubo wrote: »

Just go to the settings and mute notifications for one year. When the year is up, repeat.

No need to leave, it's discreet and my secret weapon in the war on bullsh1t.

Good luck op

Problem is even though there isn't a notification for that, it still will appear as unread messages ....
pain in the arse, I just archive the f*ck out of them, I wish whatsapp would give an option of silently leaving a group ..

Piriz · 14-09-2020 8:25pm

HotDudeLife wrote: »

Just leave, had to leave one recently due to one the lads continuously posting pics/vids of the birds they were banging.

No one cares if you leave

Paddy Jackson wha?

bobbyy gee · 14-09-2020 8:31pm

Gregor Samsa wrote: »

50 ways to leave your lover Whatsapp group

You just slip out the back, Jack
Make a new plan, Stan
You don't need to be coy, Roy
Just get yourself free
Hop on the bus, Gus
You don't need to discuss much
Just drop off the key, Lee
And get yourself free

what are the other 45 ways i only counted 5

highdef · 14-09-2020 8:34pm

sentient_6 wrote: »

Tap into the group - 3 dots top right - group info - scroll to the bottom - exit group.

And even simpler you can long press the group on your chat list - 3 dots - exit group.

PERFECT answer and unarguably answers the OP's question

drake70 · 14-09-2020 9:24pm

beertons wrote: »

Post up a few of the big guy, with his little guy hanging out. You'll be kicked out in no time.

Might start a trend :eek:

Gooey Looey · 14-09-2020 9:29pm

I deleted my WhatsApp for the exact same reason, moved to telegram. All my family are on telegram and everyone else can text me if they have my number but I'm noticing lots of new contracts on telegram lately, it's getting popular

Esse85 · 14-09-2020 9:29pm

Is there a way to permanently hide the chat?

I've several groups on mute but find when I see unread messages I feel the need to treat it like zero inbox email and clear them, however if it was out of sight it would be out of mind.

IAMAMORON · 14-09-2020 9:41pm

If I am admin on the group and anyone leaves I just re-invite them to the group, to wreck heads like.

" You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave"

Godeatsboogers · 14-09-2020 9:42pm

'B5, and I'm outie, 5000' then leave group

woodenwonder · 14-09-2020 11:01pm

I agree just leave nobody will care.

If you can't for whatever reason, mute.
Failing that leave load sof groups and tell people you're trying to cut out what's app cos your spending too much time on your phone

.anon. · 14-09-2020 11:35pm

Just post this gif and then leave.

ChikiChiki · 15-09-2020 1:27am

Hawthorn Tree wrote: »

I think we are/were all in Whatsapp group that are a chore or have become toxic.
Groups that you should be in but no longer want to be in. What are handy excuses to leave these negative groups?

Set your alarm clock for 2.27 am and gtfo out of the group. No one will bother writing in the mor ing and it will be forgotten about by midday

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts · 15-09-2020 1:39am

I hate that WhatApp just lets users be added to groups without their permission.

AllForIt · 15-09-2020 1:46am

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

I hate that WhatApp just lets users be added to groups without their permission.

Same here. Last time I was added to one I left immediately.

endacl · 15-09-2020 1:49am

Either you’re into WhatsApp and get right on board, or you develop a massive pain in the hoop with people adding you to groups and delete the whole poxy thing. I lasted about a month.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts · 15-09-2020 2:04am

Well, I like Whatsapp for the most part but addition to groups should be permission based.

Now Snapchat, on the other hand, I loathed. It’s much more demanding of a person’s time than Whatsapp is, I found. The need to respond to somebody as soon as you open their message or it disappears, the “funny” face filters that get really boring after a while. Awful.

s1ippy · 15-09-2020 2:18am

Hawthorn Tree wrote: »

I think we are/were all in Whatsapp group that are a chore or have become toxic.
Groups that you should be in but no longer want to be in. What are handy excuses to leave these negative groups?

If you delete your whatsapp entirely, you are booted from the groups you're in automatically. When you reinstall you'll have to be invited again.

bobbyy gee · 15-09-2020 2:41am

go out with a bang

AllForIt · 15-09-2020 5:49am

s1ippy wrote: »

If you delete your whatsapp entirely, you are booted from the groups you're in automatically. When you reinstall you'll have to be invited again.

Does the group get a msg 'xxx has left the group' in that scenario. Cuz it would be nice to leave on the sly. Like sneaking out the door of a house party full of obnoxious effers.

Wanderer78 · 15-09-2020 5:51am

Whatsapp?

irelandrover · 15-09-2020 7:33am

they really need to introduce tabs in whatsapp, groups in one tab, muted groups in another and indiviuals in another.

Wanderer78 · 15-09-2020 7:59am

irelandrover wrote: »

they really need to introduce tabs in whatsapp, groups in one tab, muted groups in another and indiviuals in another.

ah fcuk that, lifes too short, havent found a good reason to download it yet

irelandrover · 15-09-2020 8:02am

Wanderer78 wrote: »

ah fcuk that, lifes too short, havent found a good reason to download it yet

If you dont have it then of course tabs wouldnt benefit you.

im in a lot of groups that i need to check once a week. not being able to see them until i need to check them would be great.

salmocab · 15-09-2020 11:50am

irelandrover wrote: »

If you dont have it then of course tabs wouldnt benefit you.

im in a lot of groups that i need to check once a week. not being able to see them until i need to check them would be great.

It’s a good idea, we use it for the kids rugby team. It’s only relevant information with no spamming joking or memes. I’m in some with a couple of close mates that has not much important going on but isn’t full of nonsense either and I’m in some with larger groups that rarely have anything worth reading in. I tend to barely skim the last groups but the others I do read, although I have the app muted so only see them when I look at the phone.

Strumms · 15-09-2020 12:13pm

I’m in one WhatsApp group with all my cousins on my Mother’s side, it’s grand I like them all, another with my girlfriends family, it’s busy, it’s funny, but it’s muted as a bit too busy, I check it once / twice a day.

I drew the line though when my supervisor set up a work WhatsApp. On our personal phones. None of us had work phones anymore but there were people on shift for 20 out of 24 hours and the fûcking thing being visible when you are messaging friends and family in the evening and on days off even if muted was annoying. You come in on a Monday and before you’d log into your email.. “ohhh Strumms, did you see the conversation about...”. “ nope, tell me all about it “.. q their ‘annoyed’ face.

I left the group and was asked what made me leave, to which I just replied “what made you set it up, I’m here 40 hours a week, and on email”... weren’t overjoyed about that.

Wanderer78 · 15-09-2020 12:15pm

Strumms wrote: »

I’m in one WhatsApp group with all my cousins on my Mother’s side, it’s grand I like them all, another with my girlfriends family, it’s busy, it’s funny, but it’s muted as a bit too busy, I check it once / twice a day.

I drew the line though when my supervisor set up a work WhatsApp. On our personal phones. None of us had work phones anymore but there were people on shift for 20 out of 24 hours and the fûcking thing being visible when you are messaging friends and family in the evening and on days off even if muted was annoying. You come in on a Monday and before you’d log into your email.. “ohhh Strumms, did you see the conversation about...”. “ nope, tell me all about it “.. q their ‘annoyed’ face.

I left the group and was asked what made me leave, to which I just replied “what made you set it up, I’m here 40 hours a week, and on email”... weren’t overjoyed about that.

fcuk that, they ll be wanting us to be contactable in our sleep soon!

Strumms · 15-09-2020 12:22pm

Wanderer78 wrote: »

fcuk that, they ll be wanting us to be contactable in our sleep soon!

That’s the way it was going, there were varying shifts so people on shift across the day and night from 1 am until about 9.30 pm jeeez I don’t miss that job, the money was great, work enjoyable to a point, but the fûckwits running the shop... needed to be left in a field picking daisies.

Wanderer78 · 15-09-2020 12:27pm

Strumms wrote: »

That’s the way it was going, there were varying shifts so people on shift across the day and night from 1 am until about 9.30 pm jeeez I don’t miss that job, the money was great, work enjoyable to a point, but the fûckwits running the shop... needed to be left in a field picking daisies.

some employers just dont give a ****e about the workers, theyd create more hours in the day, and days in the week if they could

PGL · 30-01-2021 11:44am

Apologies if hijacking is not allowed, but has anyone worked out how you can discretely leave a WhatsApp group? The “mute” option is grand, but you can still easily see that you have unread messages, and I am a bit OCD when it comes to unread messages! One suggestion online is to turn off group notifications, and then exit group. But I have tried this on a dummy group I set up and it didn’t work I.e. the other members still were notified that I had left the group. I also tried archiving the group, but it still re-appears once a new message is sent in the group. Any other suggestions? Thanks!

Sonics2k · 30-01-2021 1:03pm

PGL wrote: »

Apologies if hijacking is not allowed, but has anyone worked out how you can discretely leave a WhatsApp group? The “mute” option is grand, but you can still easily see that you have unread messages, and I am a bit OCD when it comes to unread messages! One suggestion online is to turn off group notifications, and then exit group. But I have tried this on a dummy group I set up and it didn’t work I.e. the other members still were notified that I had left the group. I also tried archiving the group, but it still re-appears once a new message is sent in the group. Any other suggestions? Thanks!

Only solution is to abandon your phone, get a new phone number and possible consider a total identity change.

AndrewJRenko · 30-01-2021 1:16pm

PGL wrote: »

Apologies if hijacking is not allowed, but has anyone worked out how you can discretely leave a WhatsApp group? The “mute” option is grand, but you can still easily see that you have unread messages, and I am a bit OCD when it comes to unread messages! One suggestion online is to turn off group notifications, and then exit group. But I have tried this on a dummy group I set up and it didn’t work I.e. the other members still were notified that I had left the group. I also tried archiving the group, but it still re-appears once a new message is sent in the group. Any other suggestions? Thanks!

Does it really matter if others see you leaving? Here's some great reasons to get totally off WhatsApp.

https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/whatsapp-s-decision-to-change-its-privacy-policy-causes-unease-among-users-1.4467464

Yamanoto · 30-01-2021 1:18pm

Gregor Samsa wrote: »

50 ways to leave your lover Whatsapp group

You just slip out the back, Jack
Make a new plan, Stan
You don't need to be coy, Roy
Just get yourself free
Hop on the bus, Gus
You don't need to discuss much
Just drop off the key, Lee
And get yourself free

Great, that drum beat's stuck in my head for the day now

Ways to leave Whatsapp groups

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