If the contact is blocked in WhatsApp, will the messages be visible - briefly?
If a contact is blocked on WhatsApp, sent messages will not be delivered to the blocked user. However, the sender will still see the message as "sent" in their chat history.
If the contact is blocked in WhatsApp, will the messages be visible - in detail?
When a contact is blocked on WhatsApp, the visibility of messages sent to or received from that contact is subject to certain conditions and limitations. Here's a detailed breakdown:
- Message Visibility for the Blocker: After blocking a contact, messages sent by the blocked user will not be delivered to your phone and will not appear in your chat list. This is because WhatsApp treats any communication from a blocked number as if it doesn’t exist. The blocked user's messages are effectively intercepted and do not reach your device.
- Message Visibility for the Blocked User: When you block someone, they will still be able to send messages to you, but these messages will never be delivered or seen by you. However, if the blocked contact is part of a group where both of you are members, their messages in that group chat will remain visible to everyone, including you.
- Read Receipts and Delivery Status: Blocked contacts will not see any read receipts (blue ticks) or delivery status (grey ticks). This means they won't know if their message was successfully sent or delivered, which can lead to confusion on their end.
- Profile Picture and Status Updates: Blocking a contact also prevents you from seeing any changes in their profile picture or status updates. Conversely, the blocked user will not be able to see your last seen status or any updates to your profile picture either.
- Reinstating Contact: If you decide to unblock the contact at some point, previously sent messages that were intercepted during the block period will not appear in your chat history. You will only start seeing new messages from the moment you unblock them.
- Group Chats: In group chats, blocking a member does not prevent their messages from appearing in the group conversation for other members. However, as mentioned earlier, you won’t see any of the blocked user's messages within the group either.
In summary, when a contact is blocked on WhatsApp, messages sent by that contact are effectively invisible to you and do not reach your device. The blocked user remains unaware of this blockage and continues to send messages that never get delivered or read. This mechanism helps maintain privacy and prevents unwanted communication while allowing group interactions to proceed normally for other participants.