If I delete a contact in WhatsApp, will they see it - briefly?
When you delete a contact from your WhatsApp, the other person does not receive any notification about this action. Therefore, they will not be aware that you have deleted their contact information.
If I delete a contact in WhatsApp, will they see it - in detail?
Deleting a contact from your WhatsApp does not directly notify the person that you have removed them from your contacts list. However, there are several indirect ways this action might be noticed by the other party:
- Conversation Visibility: If you had an ongoing conversation with the deleted contact, they will still see it in their chat list until they delete the conversation themselves. The contact name might appear as a phone number or unknown sender to them.
- Group Conversations: If both of you are part of a group, the other person can still see your profile and status updates within that group. They won’t be notified if you delete them as an individual contact.
- Mutual Contacts: If there are mutual contacts who have both of your numbers saved in their phones, they might notice that you no longer appear together in their WhatsApp contacts list under the same name.
- Blocking vs Deleting: It’s important to distinguish between blocking and deleting a contact. Blocking someone will prevent them from calling or messaging you, and they will be notified if they try to reach out. Deleting a contact merely removes their information from your device; it does not block them.
- Profile Information: If the person tries to view your profile after you’ve deleted them, they might see limited or no information based on your privacy settings. However, this action alone won't trigger a notification to the other person.
In summary, while deleting a contact in WhatsApp does not send an alert to the person, there are subtle indicators that could hint at the change. The key point is that direct notification from WhatsApp about being deleted as a contact does not occur.