I would like to believe they just don’t know that they have the option to discreetly turn off notifications for a particular chat group without having to blatantly leave the group, prompting other members to wonder what’s wrong. I prefer to give these people, my friends, my FB, Viber, and Whatsapp contacts, the benefit of the doubt. I’m sure you know what I mean, and I’m sure this has happened to you and certain chat groups at some point. Or maybe these mumblings and buzzing would not happen within the chat group, but when some members get together. “ Ay, may issue,” another would chime in.

“ Talagang kailangang umalis ng chat group?” would remark one. After, say, the 10th reply, the next notifications would most certainly be a series of “ has left the group.”īut, I’ve also encountered instances where people have left a chat group of friends, colleagues, or fellow members of an organization in an ill-timed manner, sometimes creating more drama than they intended. It will be tempting to “Leave the conversation,” but trust me, it’s better to just “Mute the conversation.” Sure, people “leave” all the time chat groups that start off as those chain mails or prayer messages that you have to “send to 50 people” or event invites where people start to RSVP on the thread. Case in point: I was on an island hopping tour in Isla de Gigantes in Iloilo, and my phone just kept pinging because of various chat group messages-Globe line ko lang ang may signal doon ‘yung ibang network, wala, I just want to say. Even when on silent or vibrate mode, messages popping up on your screen use up valuable phone juice. We all have our chat groups on various messaging apps, and when there’s a hot topic and certain people get excited and overeager to participate in the discussion, there’s a tendency for some members of the group, especially the less active, uninvolved ones, to get annoyed by the constant pinging of message notifications.Īnd if, like me, you enjoy fast mobile internet thanks to Globe LTE, and you have the luxury of being able to stay online 24/7 on FB Messenger, Viber, and Whatsapp without worrying about getting charged so much for data use because you’ve already opt into these messaging apps through your Globe myLifestyle plan (if you haven’t yet, naku, do it now- click here to find out how), this can be a setback when you’re in a meeting, watching a movie, enjoying quality time with loved ones, or traveling.

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