WhatsApp Blocking: How To Block A Contact And Know If Someone Has Blocked You On WhatsApp

WhatsApp has transformed the way we communicate. With ease of use being the biggest highlight, the messaging app has become one of the most used across the world. It's been over a decade since WhatsApp made it into our lives and it has only made it better by being the perfect communication platform for us.

However, along with the benefits this messaging and media sharing has to offer, it has some disadvantages too, privacy concerns, spam messages, and security issues to name a few.

To prevent the negatives, WhatsApp has options like blocking and reporting contacts to help you restrict certain users. Here is a quick guide on using these.

How To Block Or Report Someone On WhatsApp?

WhatsApp offers a blocking and reporting option to stop receiving messages, calls, and status updates from some contacts. There is also an option to report a contact in case of spammy and problematic content.

How To Block A Contact?

• Open WhatsApp and navigate to settings by clicking on the three dots in the right corner.
• Tap on privacy and then block contacts.
• Tap on add users.
• Search and select the contact you want to block.
• You can also simply go to the contact you wish to block, tap on more, and block or report the contact.

How To Report A Contact?

• Open the chat of the contact you want to report.
• Click on more options and report.
• You also get the option to block the user and delete the messages in the chat. (Tips to prevent WhatsApp scam)

How To Know If Someone Has Blocked You?

• WhatsApp's help center suggests some signs that can help identify if someone has blocked you:
• You will not be able to make any calls to the person who has blocked you. Even if you attempt to make a call, it will not go through.
• You will not be able to see the contact's display picture.

• You will no longer be able to see the person's 'last seen' time or 'online' in the chat window. Last seen refers to the time the contact used WhatsApp. However, not all users have this as an active option on their WhatsApp. WhatsApp users have the option to limit users who can see their last seen online. The 'online' option is only visible if the user has WhatsApp open on their mobile phone or laptop. However, it doesn't suggest that the contact has read your message.

If you send a message to a contact who has blocked you and it shows a one-check mark, it means that the message was sent. If you don't get another check mark, it means that the message wasn't delivered. In this case, you will be able to see the old conversation you had with the user but you won't be able to send new messages.

While blocking and reporting options are available on WhatsApp for both iOS and Android, some features can be different like downloading images from the URLs, cropping videos, and playing voice notes from notifications are some options available only for iOS users.