What happens after blocking a WhatsApp contact?
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2025 6:17 am
Once you have blocked an unknown number on WhatsApp, you will no longer receive any messages or calls from them in the future and you will be protected from potential harassment or scam attempts. If you were to block an existing contact on WhatsApp that you know, the following will happen:
A blocked contact cannot send you a message or call you.
A blocked contact cannot see your status information, “Last seen,” or profile picture changes.
Blocked contacts on WhatsApp will remain in your contact list and you will have to delete them separately from your phone's address book.
Chats made before the block will remain in the blocked contact's WhatsApp account.
A blocked contact will still be able to send messages to your number, but will not physical therapist email database be able to communicate with you (the blocked contact will see sent messages with a single check mark).
If you and the blocked contact are part of the same WhatsApp group , you should leave the group, because your messages and theirs will still be visible.
Advice
To avoid having to block or completely delete an unknown WhatsApp contact, you can send WhatsApp messages without saving the contact . This is very useful for sending messages through WhatsApp Web without any contact request.
Unblock a blocked contact
To unblock a contact, go to “ Blocked Contacts ” in your WhatsApp account, as we have already explained before. You can unblock the contact at any time.
We recommend that you create a backup of your WhatsApp chats to recover accidentally blocked chats or contacts later.
Advice
Do you want to back up your WhatsApp contacts, chat history and other data? IONOS HiDrive from IONOS provides an automatic backup function and completely reliable data security.
How to detect if you have been blocked on WhatsApp
WhatsApp doesn't notify users that they've been blocked. But there are some signs that tell you if you've been blocked by someone:
You can no longer see their status updates or online status.
You will no longer see your contact's profile picture.
A blocked contact cannot send you a message or call you.
A blocked contact cannot see your status information, “Last seen,” or profile picture changes.
Blocked contacts on WhatsApp will remain in your contact list and you will have to delete them separately from your phone's address book.
Chats made before the block will remain in the blocked contact's WhatsApp account.
A blocked contact will still be able to send messages to your number, but will not physical therapist email database be able to communicate with you (the blocked contact will see sent messages with a single check mark).
If you and the blocked contact are part of the same WhatsApp group , you should leave the group, because your messages and theirs will still be visible.
Advice
To avoid having to block or completely delete an unknown WhatsApp contact, you can send WhatsApp messages without saving the contact . This is very useful for sending messages through WhatsApp Web without any contact request.
Unblock a blocked contact
To unblock a contact, go to “ Blocked Contacts ” in your WhatsApp account, as we have already explained before. You can unblock the contact at any time.
We recommend that you create a backup of your WhatsApp chats to recover accidentally blocked chats or contacts later.
Advice
Do you want to back up your WhatsApp contacts, chat history and other data? IONOS HiDrive from IONOS provides an automatic backup function and completely reliable data security.
How to detect if you have been blocked on WhatsApp
WhatsApp doesn't notify users that they've been blocked. But there are some signs that tell you if you've been blocked by someone:
You can no longer see their status updates or online status.
You will no longer see your contact's profile picture.