WhatsApp allows you to stop a contact from sending you messages, seeing when you were last online, viewing your profile photo, and more by blocking them. You can block a contact on WhatsApp on your Android, iPhone, or using WhatsApp Web with just a few adjustments to your privacy settings.
iOS
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Tap on the WhatsApp icon.
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Tap "Settings." The "Settings" icon is at the bottom right corner of your screen. It looks like a cog.
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Tap "Account."
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Tap "Privacy."
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Tap "Blocked."
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Tap "Add New...."
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Tap on a contact. Doing so will add the contact to your blocked list.
- If you want to unblock a contact, tap on the contact from the "Blocked contacts" page, then scroll to the bottom of the "Contact Info" screen, and tap "Unblock this Contact."
Android
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Tap on the WhatsApp icon.
2
Tap the menu icon. The menu icon is located at the
top of the screen in the far right corner. It looks like three dots
stacked on top of each other.
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Tap "Settings."
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Tap "Account."
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Tap "Privacy."
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Tap "Blocked Contacts."
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Tap the "Add Contact" icon. The "Add Contact" icon appears at the top right corner of your screen. It looks like a person with a plus sign.
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Tap on a contact. Doing so will add the contact to your blocked list.
- If you want to add multiple contacts to your blocked list, you must add each contact one by one by tapping the "Add Contact" icon.
- If you want to unblock a contact, tap and hold on the contact from the "Blocked contacts" page, then select "Unblock (contact name)."
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Block an unknown user. To block an unknown user, just
tap the "Block" button that appears when an unknown number messages
you. Unknown numbers are ones that are not saved in your Contacts.
- There is currently no option to block unknown users before they message you.
