Someone blocked you on WhatsApp? Here is a simple trick to find out

WhatsApp is the most widely used instant messaging application worldwide. Through this platform, you can send your friends, family, acquaintances, and colleagues messages and multimedia content. However, these messages can be automatically ignored by Whatsapp thanks to the confidentiality settings and the Block this correspondent button. And for good reason, you don’t have to receive someone’s messages on your phone. It is still possible to know if you are one of the contacts blocked by your interlocutors.

How to block someone on WhatsApp?

If there is someone in your life whose messages you would rather not see, you can easily block them.

In the settings of WhatsApp, go to “Account”, then to “Privacy” and then to “Blocked contacts”. You can add someone from your contact list with the plus sign at the top right.

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There is another option to adopt if a stranger sends you a message, tap on the phone number at the top of the conversation to open the profile. At the very bottom, you will find the “Block” option. This will allow you to stop receiving his messages.

How do you know if you are blocked by someone?

If you have the option of ending your correspondent’s messages, how do you know if you yourself have been blocked by someone? You can’t see this specifically in the app but there are clues to confirm it.

The first proof is of course that the person has not replied to your messages for a long time but that is not enough to think that the person has blocked you.

Another clue is that you can no longer see when this person last logged in as your contact. This is also not a guarantee as that person may have disabled it in the privacy settings.

There is also a third clue, the checkmarks next to your read receipt messages, which are also telling. A tick means that your message has been sent but has not been received by the recipient, two ticks confirm that the message is received. Messages from blocked contacts do not arrive. So if you never see a second tick, chances are you’re stuck. This element is also not a certainty that your interlocutor has blocked you because this person can also have their phone turned off.

The last resort is to try calling via WhatsApp. A phone call will not go through if you are blocked.

Only the person who blocked the phone number can remove contacts from the blacklist and unblock them.

The question to ask yourself is whether you want to know in a different way why your correspondent has blocked you. You could ask out loud why she no longer wants to receive your messages. So there is little chance that he is waiting for your messages and it might be better to accept them.