I have tried to select a few chats off my whatsapp account. But it only gives me 2 options of groups that I’m never even reading

Please improve the way you can add WhatsApp chats to essential notification.

Suggestion: it could be a setting in contacts

Every contact from this chat will be an essential notification

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There are limitations for each app regarding what can be set up as an essential notification, however you should already be able to select existing chats when setting up essential notification for whatsapp.

Is this option not appearing for you?

    Rob ⚡️ changed the title to Essential Notification - WhatsApp Contacts .