WhatsApp has developed a handful of features for the ease of users, and group creation is one of them, where you can talk in mass. The special feature is you can block someone on WhatsApp group chat.
If the person is annoying and is likely a scammer, then you can block them from the group for its safeguarding.
When people start giving opposing views towards the group, it is better to remove them. By this, all members will be free from toxic and unreliable chats.
Besides this, if you are the one who doesn’t want to stay in a community for whatever reason, you can simply exit or restrict the administrator itself.
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What Happens When You Block Someone on WhatsApp Group
Blocking someone is the best option to choose if you want someone not to stay anymore on the group because for various reasons.
When you block someone on the WhatsApp group, then they will no longer be able to interact. We will clear all your queries as we dive deep to tell you what more happens after blocking someone.
The person will be notified about blocking because there is no feature to remove a contact without them knowing. They get a notification that you have removed them or they are no longer a participant in a community.
Even after blocking, a person can access all the previous messages and media that have been received or sent by the group members.
They will no longer see the conversations between the rest members because the app restricts showing the chats of the group.
A blocked person failed to send messages or call the group because the options were missing from the bar. Suppose the admin itself removes the person. There is no chance to join the group with a QR code or links even.
You can choose a block option if the person is impacted negatively. They will be stopped from all kinds of interactions with the group. However, chats are always available for them until they delete them from their side.
How to Block Someone on WhatsApp Group Chat
Suppose any person or a mass of people are interacting negatively or possessing negative views. There is a high chance that the admin will block them permanently from the group.
Unfortunately, there is no direct method for blocking, but the administration can remove the contact from the group if the person is not that worthy to stay.
Removing a user from the group is just like blocking. That means they will no longer be accessible to interact with the conversations. Instead of this, they will be able to view the old conversations until they delete chats by themselves.
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If you are the administrator of the community and want to remove worthless people, then follow the given steps. These steps lead you to how you can defend the group from such impotent members using smartphones or web apps.
Using Mobile App
It is possible and easy to block someone on WhatsApp groups for its safeguard. You can do it using any smartphone, either Android or iPhone.
The steps are quite similar as compared to each other. However, here we are using Android to show the full process.
1. Launch the WhatsApp mobile app from your device’s menu grid. Chats will float on the screen.
2. Pick up the group that contains the user you want to block. Three menus will be seen on the top of the screen on the side of the community picture and name.
3. Give a tap on the three-dot menu from there. There you get to see various options on the display.
4. Touch on “Group info”. Then, you will land on the information page.
5. Scroll toward the bottom until you find the name of all participants. Choose the contact which you want to remove from the group.
6. After touching the contact, various options will appear on the display.
7. Choose the “Remove abc” option out of all.
8. Tap “OK” for confirmation.
Instantly after clicking, the contact will remove from the group. From now, the user won’t be able to interfere with the community issues anymore.
Using Desktop Web App
If you are a desktop web app user, then don’t worry because it is easy and simple to block someone on a WhatsApp group.
1. Browse WhatsApp from any of your favorite browsers.
2. Navigate the group from which you want to remove the contact.
3. Click on the three-dot menu from the top right.
4. Pick up “Group info” from there. Finally, you landed on the information page.
5. Hover the mouse over the participant whom you want to remove from the community.
6. Click on the downward arrow that is seen after hovering over the user.
7. Click on the “Remove” option from there.
8. Again, click “Remove” another time if you are sure about your decision.
This is how you can remove a person from the desktop web apps. Follow the above process accordingly to remove other participants.
How to Know if Someone Blocked You on WhatsApp Group
Anyone can block if they think the user is no more trustworthy or feel annoyed by their messages. This might be your case; an admin of the group could block you if you continue to send annoyed messages.
If there is no means of your existence, then there is the possibility that the administrator can stop you.
If someone blocked you, then you confirmed it by observing the following changes in the group.
1. Unable to send calls and messages
If someone blocked you, then you will be unable to call and message the group. Call icons will be disappeared from the bar.
2. Blocked notifications
You will be notified about the removal from the group. You get a notification at the bottom of the chat screen.
3. Unable to see chats
You will be restricted from seeing the conversation between other group members. However, previous messages will be seen until you delete the chat by yourself.
If the admin removed you from the group, then you won’t be able to join next time. Admin of the group can join you another time if you have been blocked mistakenly.
Frequently Asked Questions:
A: If you don’t want to stay longer, then it is possible to stop seeing the conversations of the group on your device.
There is no direct option to block a group on WhatsApp. However, you can adopt the alternatives of it. You can report or leave instead, which prevents you from showing the messages on the chat screen.
A: If an admin has blocked a contact, then that person can see the old messages of the group. But they will be stopped from seeing the recent ones.
Final Thought
It is possible to block someone from a group if you wish them not to be part of it. For this, you should have the administration. WhatsApp only allowed admins to take the action of blocking or adding participants.
If other members wish to remove the user, then they should ask the admin to block someone from messaging on the group.
After blocking, the user won’t be able to chat but can view previous messages of the group. Once a user is blocked by the admin, then there is zero chance to join alternatively. If you are interested also read, how to remove Frequently Contacted on WhatsApp.
