YOGYAKARTA - The WhatsApp application has a feature that allows users to block certain annoying contacts, or you don't want to be contacted by these contacts.

By blocking a certain contact on your WhatsApp, the user will not be able to be contacted by that person through the WhatsApp instant messaging application, until you unblock it again.

In addition, when you block a contact on WhatsApp, that contact cannot see the activities you do such as the status you created, notifications for the last time you were online, and so on.

The profile photo and other information that you include on WhatsApp can't be accessed by the contact, as long as you haven't unblocked the contact.

This can prevent users from being contacted by certain people. So that users can be more comfortable using WhatsApp and interacting with people they know.

However, not everyone knows how to block WhatsApp contacts. If you want to block a contact on your WhatsApp but don't know how to do it, below the VOI team has summarized the steps you can take.

How to Block WhatsApp Contacts

Users can block WhatsApp contacts easily. To do this, open the WhatsApp application on your phone, then click the three-dot icon in the upper right corner of your WhatsApp main menu.

Then a number of menus will appear that you can choose from. Click the After menu or Settings in the available menu and select the Privacy menu.

To block a contact, click the "Blocked Contacts" menu then select the option to add blocked contacts at the top right, then select the contact you want to block.

In addition to using the above method, you can also block a contact on your WhatsApp by searching for a contact in the contact list stored in your application.

Enter the chat room and click on the three-dot icon in the upper right corner. Select the Block Contact menu, and automatically the contact you are currently opening will be included in the blocked contact list.

Thus, you can no longer be contacted by contacts that you have blocked via WhatsApp. It can also keep you away from annoying people.

That is the way you can do to block WhatsApp contacts. You can also block unlimited contacts so that you are more comfortable exchanging information using the WhatsApp application.


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