WhatsApp is an excellent service for maintaining social contacts and having conversations with your friends, acquaintances and even companies. Not only can you send chat messages, you can also easily make WhatsApp phone calls. However, it may happen that you prefer to block a person.
This can be for various reasons, such as strange telephone numbers that call you or send strange messages. But you can also be harassed by people through messages and conversations. Fortunately, it is possible to block these contacts and numbers via WhatsApp.
Block people via WhatsApp
You can apply the steps below for all numbers in WhatsApp, including people you have not added to your contacts.
Block via chat
- Open WhatsApp
- Navigate to the conversation of the person you want to block
- Tap the name or number at the top
- An information page opens
- Scroll down and tap ‘Block person/number/company’
Block via calls
If you only receive calls via WhatsApp, you can also block this telephone number. Follow the steps below to block the phone number in WhatsApp.
- Open WhatsApp
- Navigate to the ‘Conversations’ tab
- Tap the i button next to the phone number or person
- Select ‘Block’ at the bottom
If it concerns strange telephone numbers, for example from Libya, you can also report this number. This way you help protect other WhatsApp users against scams and spam.
Unblock WhatsApp contacts
If you regret the block, you can also unblock the contact or number. You can do this via WhatsApp ▸ Settings ▸ Account ▸ Privacy ▸ Blocked. Here you will find an overview of all the people and numbers you have blocked. Tap Edit to remove an item from the list and unblock it.
What happens when you block someone on WhatsApp
You can have several reasons for blocking someone on WhatsApp. As you can read above, it is quite easy to deny someone access to your WhatsApp. But what happens when you block someone on WhatsApp? Can this person still contact you and what about that? We explain it in the featured article below.