How to know if you have been blocked on WhatsApp

What you should know

• Check the user’s Last See status. Check that your message has two ticks. Try adding the user to a group chat.
• If you can’t add them to a group chat, don’t see their status, or there’s just a tick, the user may have blocked you.
• Try to call the user. The call will not go through if they have blocked you.

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This article explains how to tell if a user has blocked you on WhatsApp. Not all of these methods will tell you definitively if you have been blocked, but they can give you clues. These steps apply to all versions on all devices; Some of these steps are also relevant for WhatsApp Web.

Check your contact’s last seen status

How to check the user’s Last Seen status. Last seen status refers to the last time the contact used WhatsApp.

1. Find and open a chat with the user.

   If no conversation is open, find the user’s name and create a new chat.

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2. The Last Seen status is displayed under the user’s name, e.g. E.g. “Last seen today at 10:18 am”.

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3. If you don’t see anything under the user’s name, they may have blocked you.

   
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4. A missing Last Seen status is not necessarily an indication that you have been blocked. WhatsApp has a privacy setting that allows the user to hide their Last Seen status.

Check the ticks

Messages sent to a contact who has blocked you will always show a tick (indicating that the message was sent) and never a second tick (indicating that a message was delivered).

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This alone can mean that the user has lost their phone or can’t connect to the internet. However, combined with a missing Last Seen status, the evidence that you have been blocked is piling up.

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Check for updates to their profile

If someone blocks you on WhatsApp, you won’t see any updates to their profile photo. On its own, this isn’t a definitive indication, as many users don’t have profile photos or rarely update theirs. However, combined with a missing Last Seen status and undelivered messages, it is another indication that you have been blocked.

Try calling her on WhatsApp

If you are blocked, a call to the user may not connect or may result in a “call unsuccessful” message.

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Check the participant list in a group message

When creating a group message in WhatsApp it may appear as if you have successfully added the user – but when you open the group chat it does not appear in the participants list. blocked the group chat, you will receive an error message Unable to add participant.

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WhatsApp is intentionally ambiguous about blocking status to protect the blocker’s privacy, and it won’t notify you if you’ve been blocked. If you see all of the above indicators, your WhatsApp contact has probably blocked you. If you’re blocked been blocked, there is no way to unblock yourself. Your best bet is to either move on or contact the person to find out why you’ve been blocked.

FAQ

• How do I block a WhatsApp contact?

  To block someone on WhatsApp on Android, tap More options > Settings > Account > Privacy > Blocked contacts > Add. On iOS, go to Settings > Account > Privacy > Blocked > Add new.

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• How do I change my WhatsApp privacy settings?

  To access WhatsApp’s privacy settings, go to Settings > Account > Privacy. Tap on “Last Seen”, “Profile Picture”, “About” or “Groups” to limit their visibility. You can also disable location tracking, read receipts disable and much more.

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• What Happens When You Block Someone on WhatsApp?

  Blocking someone on WhatsApp does not remove them from your contact list, but you will no longer receive messages or calls from them. Also, your status updates and profile picture updates will not be visible.

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