If I block a contact on WhatsApp, what will they see - briefly?
When you block a contact on WhatsApp, they will no longer be able to see your profile picture, about section, or any of your status updates. Additionally, they will not receive any messages from you after the block is in place.
If I block a contact on WhatsApp, what will they see - in detail?
When you block a contact on WhatsApp, the experience for that contact changes significantly. Here is a detailed breakdown of what they will and won't see:
- Messages: Any messages sent by the blocked contact will not be delivered to your phone. Instead, they will receive a notification stating "This message was undelivered." This applies to both text messages and media files like photos or videos.
- Calls: If the blocked contact tries to make a voice or video call, it will fail to connect. They won't see your online status or any changes in your profile picture.
- Status Updates: The blocked contact will no longer be able to view your status updates, whether they are text, photo, or video. Similarly, you won't be able to see theirs.
- Profile Information: Any changes made to your profile information, such as your profile picture or about section, will not be visible to the blocked contact.
- Group Interactions: If both of you are part of a WhatsApp group, the blocked contact will still see your messages within that group. However, they won't be able to call you or send you direct messages outside the group context.
- Read Receipts and Delivery Notifications: The blocked contact won't receive read receipts (double blue ticks) or delivery notifications (single gray tick) for your messages. This means they won't know if you have seen their message or if it was delivered.
- Blocking Indication: WhatsApp does not notify users when they are blocked by someone else. Therefore, the blocked contact will not receive any direct indication that you have blocked them. They might infer this from undelivered messages and failed calls, but there is no explicit alert from WhatsApp.
By blocking a contact on WhatsApp, you effectively restrict their ability to communicate with you directly, while also limiting the information they can access about your activity on the platform.