WhatsApp: 4 ways to know if you've been blocked 3g586x

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No one likes to have their messages ignored or to be cold-shouldered by someone. To find out if you have been blocked on WhatsApp, check out the tips in this article.

In “liquid times”, as the philosopher Zygmunt Bauman said, nothing is meant to last. Connections come and go and we can clearly see this in a simple application like WhatsApp, where virtual relationships end as quickly as they begin. 6i6k3i

Find out how to find out if you've been blocked by a (Image: Reproduction/GettyImages)

Blocking someone on WhatsApp is easy and can be done in a few seconds. Nowadays, if there was a fight between a couple, or between friends, one blocks the other and the relationship is broken. Being blocked is a sign that there has been some disagreement between you and your , and it may be possible to reverse the situation. However, you need to find out if you were really blocked or if there is some other complication.

Although the application does not offer an official way to confirm that you are blocked, as this should be a private action for each , as WhatsApp itself informs by saying: “This information is intentionally ambiguous to protect your privacy when blocking someone”, it is It is possible to follow some steps that show indications that this actually happened. Below you can see a tutorial with some checks that anyone can do to find out if they have been blocked by someone else on WhatsApp.

Online or “last seen” status does not appear: 4i4f15

The first sign of a possible block is that you can no longer see when the person was last online. While the you suspect blocked you may have turned off the “Last seen” function, this is the first sign that you may have been blocked.

It is worth ing that even if the person deactivates the “Last seen” feature, when he is online, WhatsApp continues to indicate this in the conversation window. But if you can't even see it online, we have bad news for you.

WhatsApp status and last seen do not appear (Image: Reproduction / GettyImages)

Profile picture is not displayed: 2c4b67

Profile picture is not displayed (Image: Thamyris/Showmetech)

The second tip is to check the 's profile picture. If a gray image appears instead of the profile picture, which represents the default WhatsApp avatar, you may be suspicious!

Of course, it could just be the case that the person in question is still without a photo due to a recent smartphone change. But if allied to this, the phrase in the “Message” field, which was previously called Status, is also not being shown, it is very likely that you have been blocked.

Messages you send are not delivered: 3o4v4

Messages are not delivered (Image: Thamyris/Showmetech)

Did you send the message to the and only one tick, that confirmation dash, appeared? So, chances are you've been blocked. The first tick displayed means that the message has been sent, while the second one says that the message has been delivered to the .

However, to be on the safe side, you can wait a few hours and check again if the second tick appears. It may be that at the time of sending the message, your was disconnected or that WhatsApp itself experienced instabilities.

Links are not completed: 2d2r14

Calls are not completed (Image: Thamyris/Showmetech)

If you tried to make a voice or video call to your and you couldn't, even if you insisted a few times, it's a sign. If you are blocked, the call will not be completed. You will not notice any difference while making the call as you will be able to hear the call tone but the recipient's phone will not ring. However, as with the previous steps, don't make a hasty judgment. Try recalling at different times.

Unable to see Status updates or make payments: 3s666p

Unable to see Status updates (Image: Thamyris/Showmetech)

If you know that usually posts photos and videos in Status and you are not able to see them, it is reason to be suspicious. Statuses are not available for blocked s and you will not be able to see, react or reply to them.

It will also not be possible to make payments to a that has blocked you, since the nature of financial transactions within the messenger is to occur between people with close .

Unable to add to groups or communities: 5n5k71

Unable to add to groups or communities (Image: Thamyris/Showmetech)

When trying to add a that blocked you on WhatsApp, an error appears stating that the cannot be added. In this case, it is interesting to know that the may also have configured their to not allow anyone to add them to groups and communities, but if all other ways have shown signs of blocking, then this is yet another “confirmation”.

Okay, now all you have to do is apply our tips to s that you suspect have blocked you. If possible tell in the comments if this step by step was useful for you 😉

reviewed by Dacio Castelo Branco in 02 / 05 / 2023

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23 comments bs4e
  1. Thank you, but maybe the person brought the number and didn't want me but in the . Despite the same, it's in my mail.

  2. The message has been sent, a scratch appears, it has a photo and says that I can only delete the message for myself. Was I blocked?

  3. It's exactly happening to me, the message only gives a little dot, but it has a photo and the online status appears. What will it be?

  4. Thank you!
    Bauman was able, in fact, to read these times in which we live very well.
    It really is all liquid, too much!
    I would say: quite cruel!

  5. I send a message on whatsapp, only a little arrow appears, but the photo continues and the calls only call on whatsapp

  6. Every time I'm blocked, the photo doesn't appear? Or is it possible to block and show the person's photo?

  7. The WhatsApp messages I send appear:
    2 gray lines and delivery time
    2 blue dashes, and NO. APPEARS reading time.
    I see the profile photo and last seen time.
    Can I be blocked?
    Thank you!

  8. Sure, this person blocked me for a reason, but I think he doesn't like me and that he stops being my friend, but if he wants to, it's because he has some reasons for me to send him a message and he doesn't answer me and just see and , he has no photo because of that he has no photo he must have blocked me because of that.

  9. First item is wrong. The last seen or online function may be disabled for a long time. No blocking. What do you want to know when a photo appears but the person doesn't receive it?

  10. I was with someone, we had a disagreement. I can't see his profile picture, and it doesn't appear as “last seen” or online. When I send a message, two gray ✓✓ ticks appear. After a few days the ticks turned blue, but I still can't see his online status or last seen status and the photo still doesn't appear either.
    Could I be blocked?

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