How to block someone on WhatsApp?

You can stop receiving calls, messages, and status updates from certain contacts by blocking them. If anyone sends problematic content or spam you can even report them.

Follow these steps below to block any contact:

Open WhatsApp, tap on More options or Settings.

Tap Account > Privacy > Blocked contacts.

Tap Add.

Search for or select the contact you want to block.

An alternative option to block

Open a chat with the contact, tap the more option > More > Block > Block or Report and Block.

Block an unknown phone number

Open the WhatsApp chat with that unknown phone number.

Tap Block.

Tap Block or Report and Block.

Is it possible to block someone on WhatsApp without knowing them?

However, the blocked person will not be notified about the move but there will be various clues as the users will no longer see your last seen or online status in the chat window.

How can I stop receiving messages from someone on WhatsApp without blocking them?

If you don’t want to see or reply to someone and want to ignore their messages then WhatsApp has a feature called Archive chats where you can hide and ignore a group or a person without having the need to block them.

How can I stop someone from messaging me on WhatsApp?

The only way to stop someone from messaging you are by Blocking that contact in your WhatsApp messenger.

How can I appear offline on WhatsApp online?

WhatsApp does not allow users to control their online or offline status. Each time users open the application they are shown as online to all of their contacts. But you can choose to not show when you have read messages and can also avoid people from knowing your last seen by following these simple steps:

Change the “Last seen” option

Turn OFF read receipts

Hide your status