Here are all the steps to follow to block a contact on WhatsApp so that they can no longer send messages, call, see the last access, etc.

There are several reasons why we decide to delete a contact on WhatsApp . Either because he is a stranger, or because he is a person who continues to disturb with misplaced messages, or a friend who you suspect may spy on you through the application, or someone you have added by chance, or because you think you have been blocked on WhatsApp   and you don’t like it, etc.

In any case, all we want is to delete that contact from WhatsApp forever, so that it can no longer see when we are connected, their profile photo , WhatsApp status or use voice calls to contact us. We want to get rid of him permanently.

Before seeing how to do it, let’s immediately clarify a fundamental aspect:

To delete a contact from WhatsApp it is not enough to delete his number from the phone book!

So you need to do 2 things :

1. Block it on WhatsApp
2. Delete it from your phone (below you will find how to do it based on the model of your phone)

The problem is that most users think with this move the problem is solved. But there is nothing further from the truth. When you delete a contact , that person will still be able to send messages, view the last seen, etc.

To permanently delete a contact, the first thing to do is block it!

In this way you will no longer receive your messages, you will no longer be able to see the time of your last visit, nor to read the status of our profile, nor the image or any other information about us.

(Or, if you don’t want to use such a “drastic” measure, you can think about ending a conversation using the tips I have included in this guide: how to close a WhatsApp conversation ).

Delete a WhatsApp contact: the first step is to block it

The steps are simple and vary by phone and the differences are quite small. In any case, the first thing to do is to block unwanted contact. Here we see how to do this in three types of phones:

 How to block a WhatsApp contact on iPhone:

1. 1) Open WhatsApp and go to Settings
2. 2) Open Account >> Privacy >> Blocked .
3. 3) At this point, to block a contact click on Add .

How to block a WhatsApp contact on Android:

1. Open WhatsApp and go to the chat screen.
2. Press the Menu button >> Settings >> Account >> Privacy >> blocked contacts.
3. This page shows all the contacts you have blocked (if you have already blocked one previously).
4. In the upper right corner, click the “Add blocked contacts” icon.

How to block a WhatsApp contact on BlackBerry:

1. Open WhatsApp.
2. Open the application menu (button at the top of the screen).
3. Click Settings >> Privacy Settings >> Blocked .
4. To choose which contacts you want to block, click the Add Contact icon at the bottom of the screen.
5. If you want to block an unknown contact, just open the chat with that number, scroll to the top of the conversation, then press Block .

NB The procedures for blocking and deleting vary slightly.

How to delete a contact after blocking it

Once unwanted contact is blocked, it can no longer disturb you. But if you want to be 100% sure that you are breaking all bonds with that person, then you need to take another step:

you have to remove it from both your phone and WhatsApp.

That’s how:

 How to delete a WhatsApp contact on iPhone:

1. Press the name of the contact you want to delete and click Edit at the top right.
2. Scroll to the bottom of the contact information screen.
3. Click Delete Contact .

 How to delete a WhatsApp contact on iPhone on Android:

1. Find the contact on the Select Contact screen.
2. Click on the contact.
3. Tap the contact name at the top of the screen.
4. On the Contact Information screen, go to Menu > View in Contact List.
5. At this point, the option to delete the contact from the contact list will appear.

 How to delete a WhatsApp contact on iPhone:

1. Open the Favorites screen.
2. Select the name of the contact you want to delete.
3. Select Remove from Favorites.

For some there may still be a problem: what if the contact I blocked on WhatsApp starts calling me?

Fortunately, there is a solution for this too. Let’s see how to activate the option to block all calls and messages on Android and iPhone devices:

How to block a contact on iPhone

To use this option, which blocks all calls and messages from a contact present (not just WhatsApp), your iPhone must be updated to at least the iOS 7 operating system. If you don’t know how to do it, you can follow this guide for update made by official Apple support. Once you have updated your operating system, the option will be available immediately. Now, follow these directions and in a few seconds you will have blocked a contact on your iPhone.

1. Enter the contacts by clicking on the telephone icon (ATTENTION! It is important to access the contacts from “Telephone”. If you enter directly from “Contacts” it will not be possible to carry out the blocking operation).
2. Choose the person you want to block.
3. In the window that opens, at the bottom, click on ‘Block contact’. From now on, he will no longer be able to call you, he will not be able to contact you via FaceTime or text you.

In case you change your mind …

How to unblock a contact?

Following the same procedure, as explained above, press on ‘Unblock contact’.
Remember that when you block a contact on iPhone, you will be able to continue calling that person whenever you want but you will no longer be able to send them messages.

How to permanently block a contact on Android?

How to block calls and messages on Android? In the following steps, we will explain the procedure to follow to block a number on an Android phone in the following models: LG, Samsung, HTC and Google Nexus. If you have another phone and cannot find the option, you can leave a question in the comments and I will try to help you solve the problem, although you should already solve with these guides, which cover all types of mobile phones plus widespread.

I think we have to start by explaining that the blocking mode is only intended for phone numbers of contacts that have already been saved , that is, numbers that you know and from which you no longer want to receive any calls or messages. Let’s see the steps for each model:

Nexus:

Let’s start with pure Android. To activate the option to block a contact you need to follow these steps:

Open All applications> People> Enter the name of the contact you want to block> Menu> Forward all calls to voicemail .

HTC:

The HTC Sense interface greatly facilitates the task of blocking calls from certain phone numbers on Android. To do this, just go to:

Calendar> Menu (top right) > Blocked contacts> Add contact .

Samsung:

Although he says they expect big changes in the Galaxy generation, the procedure for blocking a contact shouldn’t change. Going up:

Phone> Menu> Call settings> Call reject > Here you can add the contacts you want to block.

LG:

The LG has a very similar interface to the Samsung for blocking calls:

Settings> Calls> Call Reject> Rejected Calls List . Here you can directly enter the number you want to block

Although it may be quite obvious to say, in case you want to block a phone number that is not in the address book, you must first create a new contact on the phone, and then follow the blocking procedure as indicated above.

* What does a contact see after it is blocked?

After blocking a contact on WhatsApp, as well as no longer being able to contact you either by message or by call, they will no longer be able to see your information. In particular, the last access time (which can be hidden even without blocking a contact), the profile photo and the status update will be “blacked out” .

Delete the contact from both the “blocked” list and the address book (half-problem)

We have seen in detail how to prevent a certain contact from continuing to send us messages, photos, videos or calls via WhatsApp. So far so good, but an open problem remains :

What if I wanted the name (and number) of a WhatsApp contact to permanently disappear from the list of blocked contacts, and not just from the phone book?

Well, here’s a problem. We need a half-problem , fortunately bypassable:

When you block a contact on WhatsApp and delete them from the address book, their phone number will continue to appear in the list of blocked contacts.

It is therefore impossible to block a contact and at the same time make sure that it no longer appears anywhere. In reality, this is not that strange and it has a logical reason.

How could you block a contact that doesn’t exist on your phone?

Somewhere you must also enter the number to block …

All lost? No, at least if your goal is this:

make sure that no one else will know that you have a particular person’s number saved on your phone.

I’ll explain. Most people who want to permanently block a contact on WhatsApp do so because they no longer want to receive messages or anything, but also because they do not want to let others know that there has been an exchange of messages with that person. In this case, the need arises of having to both block a contact and delete it from the phone . However, we have seen that this is not possible, but there is a trick.

The trick is to change that contact’s name from the phone book, and then block it.

This way, if someone notices that you have blocked a contact, the new name you entered will appear. For example , you could enter as a name a telephone operator (such as Tim, Wind, Vodafone, or others) and pretend that that number was blocked because you were receiving messages (which in reality, as far as I know, does not happen, but is still credible). Or you can enter the name of a relative, or whoever you think might arouse little suspicion.

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE WHATSAPP CONTACT BLOCK:

– How to find out about a contact has blocked you

– WhatsApp privacy: everything you need to know

– Spy on WhatsApp: how to do it and how to defend yourself