1. Hide Telegram Chats by Archiving Them
The easiest way to hide texts from view in Telegram without deleting them is to achieve them, although the process requires a few extra steps to complete. Follow the instructions below to do so on both mobile and PC.
How to Hide “Archived Chats” From View
Your chat thread will be taken to the “Archived Chats” folder, which is displayed at the top of your chats. But that’s not what you want, so you’ll need to hide this folder from view as well.
How to Mute Conversations
With your “Archived Chats” folder finally hidden from view in the chat list area, if the other party decides to send you a new message, the conversation will pop up again in your regular chat feed. To ensure your conversation remains hidden, mute the conversation in question by following the below instructions.
2. Hide Telegram Chats in a New Folder
Follow the steps below to hide full Telegram chats by creating a new chat folder and moving them to that location. The only problem with this method is that the original chat thread will remain in the main chat area. Deleting them means erasing the conversation thread from everywhere. If you want the active thread only to exist in the new folder, you’ll need to take some extra steps:
Archive the original convo.Hide the “Archive chats” folder from showing up in the main chat.Mute the conversation in question.
Your conversation will now be visible only via the folder you’ve created in the main chat.
3. Hide Telegram Conversations by Sending Them to Saved Messages
This option comes in handy if you wish to save select Telegram messages while deleting the remaining chat thread from view. If you’re looking to save a lot of messages, though, the steps may be quite tedious, so we suggest using one of the methods listed above. Note: unlike the archiving method, you won’t be able to hide the “Saved Messages” folder from view. You can delete the folder, but that would mean losing your saved messages.
Bonus: Export Your Chat History
If you simply want a snapshot of a part of a conversation with a person, you can export your chat history with them. Proceed to delete the chat from Telegram, and simply hold onto the resulting .html or .pdf files. Check out our previous tutorial that walks you through the steps of exporting individual Telegram chats or all of them. Image credit: telegram application icon on smartphone screen close-up by 123RF. All screenshots by Alexandra Arici
