If I delete a contact in WhatsApp, what will the other person see - briefly?
If you delete a contact in WhatsApp, the other person will not be able to see your profile picture or status updates. However, they can still send messages and calls to your number if it's saved in their contacts.
If I delete a contact in WhatsApp, what will the other person see - in detail?
When you delete a contact from your WhatsApp, the impact on the other person is minimal and primarily limited to your interaction with them. Here's a detailed breakdown of what happens:
- Contact Information Removal: Deleting a contact from your phone or WhatsApp only removes their information from your device. This action does not affect the contact's own device or account in any way. The other person will remain unaware that you have deleted them as a contact.
- Conversation Visibility: If you had an ongoing conversation with the deleted contact, that conversation thread will still be visible on your device. However, since the contact has been removed, their name and profile picture will no longer appear next to the messages. Instead, you'll see a generic placeholder indicating that this is a message from an unknown sender.
- Future Messages: If the deleted contact tries to send you a new message after you have deleted them, you will receive the message, but it will appear as if it came from an unknown number or sender. The other person's name and profile picture will not be displayed unless they are already saved in your phone's contacts list separately.
- Blocking vs. Deleting: It’s important to note that deleting a contact is different from blocking them. When you block someone on WhatsApp, the other person will receive a notification indicating that their messages were not delivered because they have been blocked by you. In contrast, simply deleting a contact does not send any such notification or indication to the other person.
- No Notification: The other person will not receive any notification or alert informing them that you have deleted their contact information from your WhatsApp. The process is entirely on your end and does not involve any communication back to the other person's device.
In summary, deleting a contact in WhatsApp is a local action that affects only your interaction with that individual. The other person remains oblivious to this change, and their ability to communicate with you through WhatsApp remains unaffected.