You will find here information on how to block and clear a WhatsApp contact. In this article, you will be offered step-by-step instructions on how to delete or block a contact in the most used chat system in a smooth way. You also learn the process of removing someone as a contact in your address book or un-friending them.
Usually, we all have at least one contact with the phone numbers of people who are no longer in touch with us, listed in the address book or contact list of our Android smartphone or iPhone(Apple). Others are contacted by some unknown or intrusive persons. Hence, in such situations, it could prove beneficial to block or discard the WhatsApp contact and possibly erase it from the phone book. This is quite simple. Let us tell you how you to block and/or delete an Apple or Android phone Whatsapp contact and the effects thereof.
How to Block WhatsApp Contact (Android and Apple/iOS)
Blocking a WhatsApp contact is a common practice and the reasons for doing so can vary. The good news is that blocking a contact on WhatsApp is quite easy. However, it should be noted that there are differences between Android and Apple smartphones. In this paragraph, you will learn how to block WhatsApp contact on Android smartphones and iPhones (Apple/iOS).
Here are the steps to block a WhatsApp contact on Android or ios:
- Open WhatsApp on your smartphone.
- Open a chat with the WhatsApp contact that you want to block.
- Tap on the three dots at the top right of the chat window.
- Scroll down to the “Block” option and select it with the tap of your finger.
- A pop-up window will appear, asking if you’re sure you want to block the WhatsApp contact. If you tap “Block”, you confirm your decision, and the WhatsApp contact is blocked.
What happens when you block someone on WhatsApp
When you block a WhatsApp contact, you create an invisible wall between you and that person. This means that the blocked contact can still write you messages, but they will not be delivered to you. You can recognize this because the messages sent to you will only have gray ticks.
Furthermore, the blocked WhatsApp contact cannot call you through Messenger and cannot see your profile picture, online status or WhatsApp status. It is completely similar for Android and Apple devices (iPhone) 12 as well.
Please note that blocking a contact will prevent them from sending you messages or calling you on WhatsApp. If you change your mind later, you can unblock the contact by following the same steps.
how do I know if a WhatsApp contact blocked me?
If you suspect that a WhatsApp contact has blocked you, you will not be informed directly. However, you can check it based on some valid criteria and thus make an estimate. In this case, open a chat with the concerned WhatsApp contact who you think is blocking you. If you can neither see their profile picture nor tell if the person is online or when the WhatsApp contact was last online and there is only a gray tick in the message you sent to the WhatsApp contact, this may indicate that your WhatsApp contact has blocked you.
You can also try to reach your contact by calling through the messenger service. If this is also not possible, it indicates that the WhatsApp contact has blocked you. However, it is important to emphasize at this point that although these signs are indicative, they are not definitive proof that your WhatsApp contact has blocked you.
how to unblock someone on WhatsApp (Android and iOS).
If you’ve blocked a WhatsApp contact and want to unblock them, it’s quite simple and works for Android and Apple devices alike. Here are the steps:
- Open WhatsApp on your smartphone.
- Go to Settings. On iPhones (Apple), tap your finger on the gear at the bottom right, and on Android devices, tap the three lines on top of each other at the top right.
- tap Privacy. On Android devices, you’ll need to tap Account, then tap Privacy.
- Scroll down and select “Blocked Contacts”. All WhatsApp contacts that are currently blocked will be displayed there.
- Select the blocked WhatsApp contact you want to unblock and tap on it.
- Scroll down and select “Unblock”.
how to delete a WhatsApp contact on an iPhone
When one blocks a contact on WhatsApp, they may decide to delete the contact as well. Unlike blocking a WhatsApp contact, erasing a contact in your address book on an iPhone is a different thing altogether. If you want to remove a saved WhatsApp contact for sure from your address book on your iPhone, you have just to completely remove the contact for sure from your contacts list. However, it is possible to remove a WhatsApp contact by deleting him or her directly within the messenger. Below is a list of steps on how to remove WhatsApp contacts:
- Open WhatsApp on your iPhone.
- Open the chat of the WhatsApp contact you want to delete.
- Tap on the WhatsApp contact’s contact name at the top.
- Contact Information will open with various settings and information about your WhatsApp contact.
- Tap Edit in the top right.
- Now a new window will open in which you can edit the contact. Scroll down and select “Delete Contact”.
- Tap Delete Contact to confirm that you want to delete the contact.
Please note that deleting a contact from your address book does not delete the existing chat history with the deleted contact. If you want to delete the chat history as well, tap “Empty chat” with one finger on the contact information page.
how to delete a WhatsApp contact on Android
If you are using an Android smartphone, the process to delete a WhatsApp contact is different from iPhone. Here’s how you can delete WhatsApp contacts on Android smartphones:
- Open WhatsApp on your Android smartphone.
- Open the chat of the WhatsApp contact you want to delete.
- Tap on the WhatsApp contact’s contact name at the top.
- Now select the three-dot menu at the top right.
- Tap Edit with one finger.
- Now select the minus symbol (next to the phone number).
- Tap Save with one finger.
Please note that, unlike iPhone, only WhatsApp contacts are deleted in case of the above procedure from Android devices. The deleted WhatsApp contact is still visible in the contact list, i.e. address book, of your Android smartphone.
What is the difference between deleting and blocking in WhatsApp?
When you block a WhatsApp contact they can not view your profile pic and also tell when you last logged in. When sending you a message, the blocked WhatsApp contact will just see gray ticks, while the message itself will never reach you. Also, a blocked WhatsApp contact will not be able to call you on Messenger.
You should however note that deleting a WhatsApp contact differs from blocking a WhatsApp user. It is important to note that the deletion of WhatsApp contact alone does not stop a person from seeing your status and viewing your uploaded photographs in your profile photo. Above all, the deleted WhatsApp contact will see that you are online, and they can keep on writing and calling you as usual. As a result, the best thing the user can do is block and remove WhatsApp contacts.