If I delete a WhatsApp chat, will the other person know - briefly?
No, if you delete a WhatsApp chat on your device, the other person will not be notified. However, they may notice that messages from that conversation are no longer visible to them if they try to view or respond to them.
If I delete a WhatsApp chat, will the other person know - in detail?
When you delete a WhatsApp chat, there are several factors to consider regarding whether the other person will be notified or aware of your action.
Firstly, it's important to understand that deleting a chat from your device does not delete the messages from the server. This means that the conversation history is still stored and accessible by WhatsApp. However, the deletion on your end will remove all local copies of the chat from your phone, making it inaccessible to you.
As for the other person's knowledge:
- No Immediate Notification: WhatsApp does not send a notification to the other party when you delete a chat. This action is performed on your device and is not reported back to WhatsApp or the other participant in real time.
- Chat Status: The other person will not see any change in the chat status or their copy of the conversation. Their messages and media will remain intact, and they can continue to access the chat history as usual.
- Read Receipts and Delivery Statuses: Read receipts (the blue checkmarks) and delivery statuses (the grey checkmarks) are not affected by your deletion of the chat. These features work independently of local device actions and reflect the actual status of message delivery and reading based on server data.
- Group Chats: If you delete a group chat, other members will still have access to the conversation history. Your action does not affect their ability to see or participate in the group chat.
- Backup Considerations: If you have enabled backup for your chats (either on iCloud for iOS devices or Google Drive for Android), deleting a chat locally will also remove it from the backup. However, this does not impact the other person's access to their copy of the conversation.
In summary, while deleting a WhatsApp chat will clean up your local device and remove your access to that particular conversation, it does not notify the other person or alter their experience with the chat. The other participant remains unaware of your action and can continue using WhatsApp as usual.