If you block a contact, will they see it in WhatsApp - briefly?
If you block a contact on WhatsApp, they will not receive any notification or indication that they have been blocked. The contact will simply no longer be able to see your status updates or reach out to you.
If you block a contact, will they see it in WhatsApp - in detail?
When you block a contact on WhatsApp, the user you have blocked will not be immediately aware of this action. However, there are several indicators that might alert them to the fact that they have been blocked:
- Last Seen and Online Status: The blocked user will no longer see your "last seen" or "online" status. These features will appear as if they are not available to the blocked contact.
- Profile Picture: The blocked user will not be able to view changes to your profile picture. They will continue to see the last image you had set, but any updates will not be visible to them.
- Messages and Calls: Any messages or calls sent by the blocked user will fail to deliver. They will not receive any notification indicating that their message was not delivered; instead, it will appear as if the message is stuck in a "sent" state.
- Group Participation: If you are both part of a WhatsApp group, the blocked user can still see your messages within the group, but they cannot directly communicate with you via private messages or calls outside the group context. Your status within the group will also not be visible to them.
- No Notification: Importantly, WhatsApp does not send any notification to inform a user that they have been blocked by another user. The only way for the blocked user to discover this is through observing the above changes in your interaction or lack thereof.
In summary, while blocking a contact on WhatsApp does not directly notify them of the action, the changes in their ability to see your status, profile picture updates, and message delivery can serve as indicators that they have been blocked.