Solutions to Block & Unblock WhatsApp Contacts in iPhone

2023-05-11 00:00:00/Posted by Alleny Gavinto iOS Transfer Topic/Follow @ MobiKin

iPhone users are fond of sending and receiving messages by WhatsApp which allows them to share photos and videos. However, for some reasons, you may not want to receive the messages from someone although you have added him/her to your WhatsApp. In this case, you can choose to block the specified contacts on your WhatsApp. Unlike deleting the contact from your WhatsApp contacts list, blocking WhatsApp contacts allows you to have a second thought. That means you can unblock him/her to send/get her/his messages.

Therefore, it would be better to block WhatsApp contacts in iPhone. If you are not clear about this feature, you can read the article to know something about it.

Part 1. What Will Happen When You Block Someone?
Part 2. How to Block WhatsApp Contacts in iPhone?
Part 3. Method to Unblock WhatsApp Contacts on iPhone
Part 4. How to Know Whether Someone Has Blocked Me or Not?

Part 1. What Will Happen When You Block Someone?

We have mentioned before that blocking WhatsApp contacts is different from deleting contacts on WhatsApp cause the blocked contact will not disappear from your contacts list. Then what will happen after you block a contact? As for you, you will not able to receive/send messages, call, updates from/to her on WhatsApp anymore. As for the blocked contact, he/she will not get the notification that he/she has been blocked by you but he/she will be unable to see your last seen and online information and your status updates.

But if you change your mind and decide to receive his/her messages on WhatsApp again, you only need to unblock her/him and have no need of adding the contact once again. So we say that blocking the contact would be a better choice.

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Part 2. How to Block WhatsApp Contacts in iPhone?

To block a contact on WhatsApp, you have two choices- block contact on contact list or add the contact to blocked list. These two ways are only a little different but they are both simple. Therefore, you can select anyone of them according to your need.

1. Block contact on contact list

Step 1. Launch WhatsApp on the screen of your iPhone.

Step 2. Tap on "Contact" to go to the contact list and find out the contact you want to block.

Step 3. Click on the contact and elect the option "Block this contact".

Step 4. Then you will have two options- Block or Cancel. Here just tap "Block" to confirm your choice.

how to block contacts on contact list

2. Add the contact to blocked list

Step 1. Run the WhatsApp on your device.

Step 2. Go to Settings and enter the Account under this folder.

Step 3. Click on Privacy and then you will a list of options, just choose "Blocked".

how to add contacts to blocked list

Step 4. Tap on "Add New...".

Step 5. Finally select the contact you want to block.

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Part 3. Method to Unblock WhatsApp Contacts on iPhone

It is not rare that users change their mind shortly after they block the contact. Besides, it is possible that you block a contact by accident. Thus, you also need to know the method to unblock WhatsApp contacts on your iPhone. The means to unblock a contact is similar to add the contact to blocked list. The specific operation is:

Step 1. Open up WhatsApp.

Step 2. Navigate to Settings> Account> Privacy> Blocked.

Step 3. Then tap on "Edit" at the top right corner and click on the red minus icon.

Step 4. Click on "Unblock" to confirm your selection.

And now you can receive and send WhatsApp messages from/to the contact as usual.

Part 4. How to Know Whether Someone Has Blocked Me or Not?

When you try to block someone, other contacts might tend to block you on WhatsApp as well. Since you won't receive any notification when others block you, how can you know whether they have blocked or not? Here is a way for your reference. When you are blocked by someone on WhatsApp, you will be unable to:

1. Deliver messages to the contact. When you fail to send messages, one check mark will appear near the sent messages rather than two check marks.