If a contact is deleted in WhatsApp, what do they see on their side - briefly?
If you delete a contact from your phone's address book but not from WhatsApp, the person will still be able to see and communicate with you in the app as usual. However, if you block them on WhatsApp, they will no longer see your profile picture, status updates, or any messages you send after the block is implemented.
If a contact is deleted in WhatsApp, what do they see on their side - in detail?
When a contact is deleted from your WhatsApp contacts list, it does not immediately affect the other person's experience of the conversation or their ability to communicate with you. Here is a detailed breakdown of what happens from both perspectives:
From Your Perspective (The Deleter):
- Contact List: The contact will no longer appear in your WhatsApp contacts list. This means you won't see their name or profile picture when browsing through your contacts.
- Chat History: All previous messages and media exchanged with the deleted contact remain intact on your device. You can still access the chat history by searching for the contact’s phone number in the search bar.
- Notifications: If the contact sends you a message after being deleted, you will receive notifications as usual. The sender's name might appear as their phone number if they are not saved in your device's contacts.
- Blocking vs Deleting: It’s important to note that deleting a contact from WhatsApp is different from blocking them. Blocked users cannot send messages or calls, whereas deleted contacts can still communicate with you.
From the Other Person's Perspective (The Contact):
- Chat Experience: The other person will not notice any changes in their chat experience with you. All previous messages and media will remain visible to them. They will continue to receive your messages as usual.
- Your Profile: Your profile picture, status updates, and about information will still be visible to the contact, just as it was before you deleted them from your list.
- Contact List: The other person’s WhatsApp contacts list remains unaffected. They will still see your name and profile picture in their contacts if they have saved your number there.
- Notifications: If you send a message to the contact, they will receive notifications as usual with your name or phone number displayed.
Summary:
Deleting a contact from WhatsApp is essentially a one-sided action that primarily affects your own user experience. The other person remains unaffected and can continue interacting with you without any disruptions in communication. This design ensures that the messaging platform continues to function seamlessly, preserving the integrity of conversations even when one party decides to remove another from their contacts list.