How to Block Someone on WhatsApp?

WhatsApp is a handy messaging tool that allows us to communicate with people around the world. Sometimes, however, our experience may be overshadowed by annoying people or inappropriate and extremely intrusive spam. Is there anything you can do to escape unwanted contact? Fortunately, the application has the function of creating personal blacklists and prohibiting spambots and people who bother you. In this article, you will discover how to block someone on WhatsApp.

Your blacklist contacts will not receive any news about your virtual life:

They will not be able to write messages.
Calls will not be available either.
Blacklisted contacts will not see any change in your status.
Any update of your profile will not be visible.

In other words, you can completely remove some people from your WhatsApp environment. Please note that banned WhatsApp profiles will always be in your contact book in the smartphone. So, if you want to totally get rid of a number, you will have to delete it from the phone contacts.

How to block someone from WhatsApp?

It is not difficult to put a person on a blacklist. You can not deny that the world is much better when you remove people and things that irritate you. So here's what you can do:

Block someone on WhatsApp for Android users

Method 1- Block Contacts in the Chat

Open the chat with someone you want to ban. Tap the Menu icon: It's located in the upper right corner of the screen and looks like three vertical dots. In the drop-down menu, select More, then Block. Press Block to confirm that you no longer want to receive messages and calls from this contact.

Method 2- Block a WhatsApp contact on your phone

Open WhatsApp. Find the three points in the right corner that represent the menu. Tap Settings, choose Account, then Privacy and go to Blocked Contacts. Click the Add Contact icon. This icon is displayed in the upper right corner of the screen, it looks like a man with a plus sign. Tap a contact you want to ban It will be added to your blacklist.

Block someone for iOS WhatsApp users

Method 1- Block Contacts in the Chat

To block a contact on WhatsApp if you're using an iPhone, open the app and go to chat with that person. In addition to the chat, you will see the name of a user, tap on it. You will open the Contact Information tab. At the bottom, there is a Block this contact option. Tap to confirm that you do not want to receive messages and calls from this contact.

Method 2- Block a WhatsApp contact on your phone:

If you are not talking to someone you want to block, there is another way. Open WhatsApp and press Menu. Select Account, then touch Privacy. This window contains information about all blocked contacts. To block a particular contact, click Add New and enter a person's name or select it from a list.

Block an unknown number

If you have received a message from an unknown contact (that is, a contact you do not have on your phone), go to WhatsApp and select a chat with that person. Open the menu and choose the Block option. Tap Block to confirm.

If a message you have received is spam, you have an alternative method. Just choose the option Spam and then Block and the WhatsApp team will take care of this contact.

Please note that currently you can not block an unknown number before receiving a message.

How to unlock someone on WhatsApp

If a user has been blacklisted by mistake or if you have decided to forgive and amnesty this contact, you can easily unlock a prohibited number on WhatsApp.

Unblock a contact on WhatsApp for Android

There are two ways to do it

1. Search for a chat with a user you want to unlock. On this chat, select the menu and choose the Unblock option from the drop-down menu.

2. Go to WhatsApp and open the menu. Choose Settings, then touch Privacy and select the Blocked Contacts option. In the list of banned users, select a contact and press Unblock.

Unblock a contact on WhatsApp for iOS

1. Open a chat with a contact that you want to restore. Tap on the name you see at the top. In the Contact Information window, choose the Unblock this contact option.

2. Open WhatsApp and go to the menu. Select the Settings option and tap Account. In this window, choose Privacy and go to the Blocked Contacts section. Here you will see all blocked contacts. Select a contact you want to unlock, press Edit, then click on a red circle and confirm that you want to unlock.

There is also a quick way to unlock a compatible contact with Android and iOS devices. To do this, find a conversation with such a person and write a message. WhatsApp will remind you that this user has been blocked and will offer to unblock it. Click Unblock to confirm.

How to tell if someone has blocked you on WhatsApp

If someone blocks you on WhatsApp, there is no 100% method to find out just because you will not receive any relevant alerts. You will not be able to exchange messages with someone who has banned you, the same goes for calls. However, there are a number of indirect signs that can tell you if someone has blocked you.

So here's how you can check it:

1. Start WhatsApp. Open contacts. Find a user who may have blocked you. Examine his status. If the contact's name does not have a status like "online" or "available", this is a sign that you have been blocked.

2. Tap the contact that you think has banned you. If you're using iOS, tap "Send Message" at the bottom of the screen to access the chat window. Look at the date next to "last seen at .." This text is located at the top of the chat window, just below the username. If there is no date near this mark, it is another proof that you have been blocked.

3. Look carefully at the two check marks. Each time you send a message to someone, a blue check mark appears in the lower right corner of the text box. This indicates that a message has been sent to a server. When a recipient reads a message, a second blue check mark appears. If, lately, your messages addressed to a particular user display a single check mark, it is very likely that this contact has put you on the blacklist.

You can not jump into conclusions based solely on checkmarks. The recipient may have problems with the internet connection. However, if after a long time the second check mark does not appear, it is a reason to be alert.

4. Open a user profile. Tap the username at the top of the chat window. Check if there are any changes in the profile. A user who blocks you in WhatsApp has "frozen" the profile which means you will not see any updates. If you have reason to believe that a contact has updated their profile data, for example, added a new photo but no update is visible, it may indicate that you have been blocked.

Sometimes users who are blocked by a specific contact do not see any profile photos. Instead, there may be just a gray icon. This does not mean, however, that you are banned. Sometimes this happens if your contact has deleted a previous image but has not added a new image instead.

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