Did that person you've been chatting with block you on WhatsApp? If you can't see their profile picture, does that mean you're blocked? Even though there's no specific place to verify whether someone has blocked you on WhatsApp, it's still pretty simple to tell if you've been blocked. This wikiHow article shows you some telltale signs if you've been blocked on WhatsApp using your Android, iPhone, or iPad.

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Your calls will fail.

  1. Call the person in WhatsApp. Since all contact is prevented when someone blocks you on WhatsApp, all the calls you make to that person (using the app) will not go through.
    • If all three of these are what you're encountering, you're most likely blocked. If, for example, you can see their profile picture, but only see 1 checkmark instead of 2 under your sent messages, they may have limited when WhatsApp can use data to receive messages or they don't have an internet connection. To be sure if the contact has blocked you, all three of these criteria should be met.

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This article was co-authored by wikiHow staff writer, Darlene Antonelli, MA. Darlene Antonelli is a Technology Writer and Editor for wikiHow. Darlene has experience teaching college courses, writing technology-related articles, and working hands-on in the technology field. She earned an MA in Writing from Rowan University in 2012 and wrote her thesis on online communities and the personalities curated in such communities. This article has been viewed 182,682 times.
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