If you block a contact in WhatsApp, will they receive messages from you - briefly?
If you block a contact in WhatsApp, they will not receive any messages from you until the block is removed. This action effectively prevents further communication with the blocked user.
If you block a contact in WhatsApp, will they receive messages from you - in detail?
When you block a contact on WhatsApp, the primary effect is that you will no longer receive any messages or calls from them. However, the question of whether they will continue to receive your messages after you have blocked them has several nuanced aspects.
Firstly, it's important to understand that once you block someone, their messages are not delivered to your phone. This means that if they send a message to you, WhatsApp does not process or deliver it to your device. Consequently, the sender will see one tick (which indicates that the message was sent but not yet delivered) and no further confirmation of delivery.
Secondly, any messages that were sent before the block took place will still be visible in both parties' chat histories. However, future messages from the blocked contact will not appear in your chat history, and you will not receive any notifications about them.
Lastly, it’s crucial to note that blocking a contact is a unilateral action; the other person does not receive a notification informing them that they have been blocked. They may only infer this from the lack of delivery confirmations (double ticks) on their messages or the inability to call you.
In summary, when you block someone on WhatsApp, they will not receive your future messages because those messages are not sent or delivered to them. The blocking action effectively stops all communication from that contact, ensuring that neither party can send or receive messages until the block is lifted.