If I delete a contact on WhatsApp, what will they see - briefly?
If you delete a contact on WhatsApp, the other person will still be able to view and send messages to your number as usual. They won't receive any notification or indication that you have deleted their contact information from your device.
If I delete a contact on WhatsApp, what will they see - in detail?
When you delete a contact from your WhatsApp, the impact on their experience is minimal and does not affect their ability to communicate with others or access their messages. Here's a detailed breakdown of what happens:
- Contact Removal: From your perspective, the contact will no longer appear in your contacts list within WhatsApp. This means you won’t see their name or profile picture when they message you unless you have saved their number separately.
- No Notification to Them: The person whose contact information you deleted will not receive any notification or alert indicating that you have removed them from your contacts list. WhatsApp does not provide a feature that informs users when someone deletes their contact information.
- Messages and Calls: The deletion of the contact does not affect the ability to send or receive messages or calls. You can still communicate with the person as usual. However, you might see their phone number instead of their name in your chat history unless you have saved their number separately.
- Profile Information: If you had previously saved their profile information such as their status updates, profile picture, and about section, those details will no longer be visible to you after the contact is deleted. However, this does not affect the visibility of these details to other users who have them saved as contacts.
- Group Chats: If both of you are part of any group chats, deleting their contact information from your WhatsApp will not remove them from those groups. They will still be able to participate in group conversations, and you will see their messages within the group chat context.
- Broadcast Lists: If they were part of a broadcast list that you created, deleting their contact information will not remove them from your broadcast list automatically. You would need to manually exclude them if desired.
In summary, deleting a contact on WhatsApp primarily affects your local experience with the app. The other user is unaware of this action and continues to use WhatsApp as usual without any interruptions or notifications regarding the removal.