It is very likely that WhatsApp is one of the applications that spend more time on your mobile phone. Whether it is to communicate with friends and family or for your daily work. Text messages, video callsaudio messages, voice calls… And inevitably, you can get to receive calls from strangers. Numbers that you do not have among your WhatsApp contacts.
This shouldn’t be a problem unless calls from unknown numbers are often for profit. Or do they want sell you something that you have not asked for or, directly, they want cheat on you. So to avoid the impertinence of these unknown numbers, WhatsApp has incorporated the possibility of blocking a known phone number or silence calls from unknown numbers.
As the WhatsApp help page explains, “if you silence calls from unknown numbers, you can focus on the conversations that interest you and, in turn, protect your privacy and avoid unwanted contacts”. Come on, if you activate this function, you will only receive calls from the numbers you have saved in your contact list.
Silence calls from unknown numbers
The process is quick and easy. Simply update whatsapp version that you have installed on your iPhone or Android mobile. This will ensure that you have all the features activated on your phone. The second step, go to Settings either Setting and enter the options Privacy. Once there, enter calls and activate the option Silence calls from unknown numbers. Simple as that.
From now on, calls from strangers will no longer bother you. Or, at least, they will no longer sound. Of course, they will continue to appear in the tab calls and in visual notifications in case you want to review them. And call back or open a new chat if you recognize a number. Although keep in mind that “if you call or message the muted useryou will not be able to mute their calls in the future.”
This is not with calls from unknown numbers. But if you have a problem with a number you already knowyou can also silence it or, directly, block it.
Block calls from known numbers
“You can block certain contacts to stop receiving their messages, calls and status updates on WhatsApp.” This will be very useful when you have detected that from certain number from phone you receive messages or calls that you want to stop receiving. Unknown or known. You just block it and no more annoying calls and messages.
To block a WhatsApp contact:
- Go into Settings either Setting
- go to Privacy
- Choose blocked contacts
- Tap on the icon Add new contact
- Search and mark the contact you want to block
You can also block WhatsApp contacts if you have an open chat with that contact. Enter the chat, click on the contact’s name and you will see the option Block. Blocked contacts will not be able to call you or send you messages. Nor will they see your statuses, your profile changes or whether or not you are online. And you are always on time unblock a contact or block them again under the circumstances. The process is immediate.