Help Article | About blocking and reporting contacts
- Your last seen, online, status updates, and any changes made to your profile photo will no longer be visible to contacts you've blocked.
- Messages, calls, and status updates sent by the contact won't show up on your phone and won’t be delivered to you.
- Blocking a contact won't remove them from your contacts list, nor will it remove you from the list on the contact's phone. To delete a contact, you must delete the contact from your phone's address book.
- WhatsApp receives the last five messages sent to you by the reported user or group, and they won’t be notified. WhatsApp also receives the reported group or user ID, information on when the message was sent, and the type of message sent (image, video, text, etc.).
- You can also choose to report an account by long pressing a single message.
- We may ban accounts if we believe the account activity is in violation of our Terms of Service. Per our Terms of Service, we may retain the right to ban the user without notification.
- Please be aware that a user report of conduct in violation of our Terms of Service won't necessarily result in us banning the user or otherwise taking action against the user.
- Blocking a contact won’t stop that user from seeing your messages in a group you both participate in, and you’ll see their messages in that group as well. Please don't participate in groups with people you don't wish to communicate with.
- If you're concerned whether a blocked contact will know if you're blocking them, please read this article.
- Learn how to block contacts for iPhone | Android | KaiOS.
- Learn more about how to stay safe on WhatsApp here.
WhatsApp
Features
TEXTS
Simple,
Reliable Messaging
Message
your friends and family for free*. WhatsApp uses your phone's Internet
connection to send messages so you can avoid SMS fees
GROUP
CHAT
Groups to
keep in touch
Keep in touch with the groups of people that matter the most, like your family or coworkers. With group chats, you can share messages, photos, and videos with up to 256 people at once. You can also name your group, mute or customize notifications, and more.
WHATSAPP
ON WEB AND DESKTOP
Keep the
Conversation Going
With
WhatsApp on the web and desktop, you can seamlessly sync all of your chats to
your computer so that you can chat on whatever device is most convenient for
you. Download the desktop app or visit web.whatsapp.com to get started
WHATSAPP
VOICE AND VIDEO CALLS
Speak
Freely
With
voice calls, you can talk to your friends and family for free*, even if they're
in another country. And with free* video calls, you can have face-to-face
conversations for when voice or text just isn't enough. WhatsApp voice and video
calls use your phone's Internet connection, instead of your cell plan's voice
minutes, so you don't have to worry about expensive calling charges.
* Data
charges may apply. Contact your provider for details.
END-TO-END
ENCRYPTION
Security
by Default
Some of
your most personal moments are shared on WhatsApp, which is why we built
end-to-end encryption into the latest versions of our app. When end-to-end
encrypted, your messages and calls are secured so only you and the person
you're communicating with can read or listen to them, and nobody in between,
not even WhatsApp.
PHOTOS
AND VIDEOS
Share
Moments that Matter
Send
photos and videos on WhatsApp instantly. You can even capture the moments that
matter to you most with a built-in camera. With WhatsApp, photos and videos
send quickly even if you're on a slow connection.
DOCUMENTS
Document
Sharing Made Easy
Send PDFs, documents, spreadsheets, slideshows and more, without the hassle of email or file sharing apps. You can send documents up to 100 MB, so it's easy to get what you need over to who you want.
VOICE
MESSAGES
Say
What's On Your Mind
Sometimes,
your voice says it all. With just one tap you can record a Voice Message,
perfect for a quick hello or a longer story.
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