If you are thinking in terms of blocking someone on WhatsApp, it is important that you exactly understand as to What Happens When You Block Someone in WhatsApp.
To start with, WhatsApp does not send a notification when you block any individual or Group Contact using your WhatsApp Account on iPhone or Android Phone.
This in a way ensures that the people that you block on WhatsApp; won’t be tell whether or not they have been intentionally blocked by you.
What Happens When you Block Someone on WhatsApp
When you Block someone in WhatsApp, the blocked person won’t be able to send you messages, see your Status updates, see your Profile picture and check your activity on WhatsApp.
Since, WhatsApp does not send a notification when you block anyone, the blocked person won’t be getting any confirmation about being blocked by anyone on WhatsApp.
However, there are certain signs that can provide a clue about being blocked on WhatsApp, as mentioned in this guide: How to Find if Someone Has Blocked You On WhatsApp.
Summary of What Happens When you Block Anyone in WhatsApp
Here is a summary of what exactly happens when you block a Group or Individual Contact on WhatsApp.
1. The blocked person will not receive a notification from WhatsApp about being blocked.
2. Blocked person won’t be able to see your WhatsApp Last Seen information, profile picture changes and Status updates.
3. Messages sent by blocked Contacts will not show up on your iPhone and they will not be delivered to you.
4. Blocking someone in WhatsApp will not remove the blocked person from your Contacts list, nor will it remove you from the Contact List of the person that you are blocking.
5. The blocked person might be able to guess about being blocked by noticing the following signs.
- They are unable to see your ‘WhatsApp Last Seen’ or any other activity online.
- They begin to notice that sent messages (to you) are showing up with one check mark and the second check mark (message delivered) is missing.
- WhatsApp Calls to your number are not going through.
Difference Between Block and Mute on WhatsApp
As mentioned above, when you Block anyone on WhatsApp, the blocked Person won’t be able to send you messages, see your status updates, your profile picture and check your activity on WhatsApp.
In comparison, when you Mute someone on WhatsApp, the Muted individual or Group Contact will still be able to send you Messages and you will be able to read their Messages.
The only change that happens in case of Muted Contacts is that WhatsApp stops sending notifications when a Muted Contact sends you a Message or tries to Call you on WhatsApp.
When to Use Mute and Block on WhatsApp?
The Block function in WhatsApp is only suitable when you no longer want to receive any calls or messages from that person and you have no intention of getting in touch with that person.
Muting someone in WhatsApp is suitable, if you are trying to take a temporary break and do not want to be bothered by Messages and Calls from a particular person or certain Contacts.