WhatsApp is the most used communication application. It allows you to send typed messages, audios, videos, photos. Also with a recent update, it is possible to stipulate the time in which your message will be visible.
Because this tool is so common, sometimes it is normal to receive unwanted messages. So if you want to know how to block an unwanted contact on WhatsApp, keep reading!
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This app is perfect for chatting in real time with your contacts and even companies use it as a customer service or for sales. Thus, it became common to receive messages from strangers offering products and services through the application.
In this sense, anyone who has your number can contact you via WhatsApp and this – in some cases – is extremely annoying and tiring, as nobody likes to receive several messages during the day about things that are none of their business interest.
In addition, we all have an acquaintance who keeps sharing messages known as “text chains” that only serve to fill our cell phone's memory.
Thinking about these inconveniences, know that it is possible to block a number from sending you messages! And for those cases where the problem is a relative, you don't even have to worry: the blocked contact won't know that this happened.
See how:
Using the Android System
The first step is to open WhatsApp and access the “Menu” in the three points located in the upper right corner of the screen. Then click on “Settings” followed by “Account” and then “Privacy”.
You will look for “Blocked Contacts” and select it. Then the app will open a list with all the numbers that you have prevented from sending you messages and on top corner of the screen it is possible to click on “Add” to select a new contact to blocked.
Using the IOS System
Open the app and click on the gear (settings) in the lower right corner of the screen. Then select “Account”, followed by “Privacy” and “Blocked”. This will open a page with your contacts that have been blocked and it is possible to add new numbers by clicking on “Add New”.
Using Windows Phone
With WhatsApp open, click on the three dots in the corner of the screen, then access the settings and click on “Contacts” and then on “Blocked Contacts”.
As with the other systems described above, this page opens the list of blocked numbers. There you can add new contacts you want to block by selecting the + button in the corner of the screen.
