WhatsApp is one of the most widely used messaging applications in the world, with many users. However, one of the challenges that WhatsApp users or any other messaging program users may face with, is the presence of annoying people and receiving a lot of messages from them. Fortunately, in almost all messaging applications, there is the ability to block messages from intruders known as Block, and also, WhatsApp has this feature. In what follows, we’re going to talk about how to Block Someone On WhatsApp and also Unblock Someone on this messenger.
Block Someone On WhatsApp
When we block someone of our contacts on WhatsApp, he will no longer be able to send a message or see our profile. It will also not be able to view and read our status in the WhatsApp. There are two ways to block someone on WhatsApp on Android phones and iPhones, and you can use a way to block anyone of your contacts on the WhatsApp on both platforms. We suggest that you first get the latest WhatsApp update from the WhatsApp download link, before proceeding with the steps. The steps to do this are as follows:
Steps of Block Someone on WhatsApp in Android & iPhone
- Run the WhatsApp on your phone.
- go to “Settings” and select “Accounts”.
- Choose the “Privacy” option.
- Select “Blocked” and then select “Add New”.
- Select the desired contact from your contacts list.
Learn to block someone on WhatsApp
Block Anonymous Numbers on WhatsApp
In addition to having the ability to block some of our contacts on the WhatsApp, there is also a way to block any anonymous numbers in this app. Using this method, other people who are not on your contacts, can not send messages to you and will not be able to see your profile or status. To block anonymous numbers on the WhatsApp, both on the iPhone and on Android, we will do the same in the following steps:
- Run the WhatsApp.
- Open the incoming message from the anonymous number, and select the “Block” option.
- Choose the “Report Spam” button on Android or “Report and Block” on iPhone to block the the anonymous number.
Block Anonymous Numbers on WhatsApp
Unblock Someone on WhatsApp
Sometimes it’s possible to block someone on WhatsApp and now you want to unblock that person. To do this, there’s a way we can do that on WhatsApp. When you unblock a contact, then you will be able to receive messages from him. But you should also note that you can only get messages that he sent to you after it’s been unblocked, and the messages that he/she sent to you at blocked time, will no longer be visible for you. To unlock someone on WhatsApp , you can use the following steps on Android and on the iPhone:
- Run the WhatsApp.
- go to the “Settings”.
- Select the “Account” option and then tap on “Privacy” button.
- Select “Blocked Contacts”.
- Select the contact that you want to unblock, and hold your finger on its name for a few moments, then select the “Unblock” option. (Touch and hold the contact’s name on the iPhone and swipe it left to unblock it, then select the Unblock option.)
Of course, there is another way to un block someone on WhatsApp , which involves sending a message to the contacts that you have blocked on the app. To do this, you can go to the chat page with a blocked contact and send a message to him/her after blocking in the WhatsApp. In this way, a question will asked from you, if you want to unblock your contact, choose “Yes”, then the contact will unblock and you will be able to receive the message from him.
You can also see How to delete account on WhatsApp from here.