Hi guys Have you ever been in a situation, where people have contacted you many times through WhatsApp, and you have let them know that they should leave you alone, but they didn’t, and you wanted to block them.

Or for example, as in my case, you have been contacted by a scammer, and then they wanted to get personal information from you. So, I just blocked the person. In this article, I will be talking about how you can block people on WhatsApp.
I’ll also show you how you can unblock the same person in case you would make a mistake or change your mind in the future. And also discuss what it does for the other side what they can do and how it will affect your account.
How to block?
So first of all, let’s start with how to block and I will show you two different ways.So first of all, you can go to any chat. So, for me, it’s the first one.
And here at the top left corner, you can press the icon, scroll down to the very bottom, and I have already blocked it. But here it would say block business or block contact. And in my case, since it’s already blocked, I can unblock it right here. Alternatively, you can press on settings on Android, there will be three dots at the top and then press settings. And then press account privacy.
And then you can see blocked and you can see I have two contacts, you can press Add New, this will open up the list of contacts that you can block. And also, you can press Edit, and then delete the blocked contacts. So, they will no longer be blocked or go in the same way here, scroll down, and then you can unblock the same person. So, this is how to block a person or unblock on WhatsApp. Now let’s discuss how this will affect their account.
What happens, when you block on WhatsApp?
So first of all, when you block a certain contact, then you won’t receive any new messages from them, but you will be able to still see the history. So, what you have been talking about in the past prior to the blocking of the contact, but afterwards, if they keep sending the messages, you will no longer be able to see them. Furthermore, please note that the person that you have blocked, they won’t be able to see when you are online. So, they will not WhatsApp last seen the status.
And also, the status updates that you might put into the program, they won’t be able to see them as well. If you have two or more devices, where you have installed WhatsApp and if they are linked, so you are logging in with the same account, this would mean that the same people will be blocked on these different devices. However, if you are logging in with separate accounts to the two different devices, then the blocked people will be separate so they will not be linked.
Please remember also that this is only blocking on WhatsApp. If you would want to block on the phone you need to take extra steps. This means that they will still be able to send you an SMS or call you regularly through your phone number. So, you will need to take extra steps in order to block them through SMS and regular phone calls as well depending on your operating system.
Where can I find the blocked list on WhatsApp?
Follow these instructions to check your block list:
- Open WhatsApp.
- Go to Settings.
- Click on “Privacy”.
- Look for the “Blocked Contacts” option.
So, there would be different steps for iPhone users and different steps for Android users. But you would need to still take extra steps in order to block the person but that would be for another video on how to block a person on the phone. So, I hope that this tutorial is useful.
Outro
Finding recently unblocked numbers on WhatsApp is a simple process, but you need to follow some basic guidelines. Understanding the information related to blocking and unblocking can increase your convenience.