Overview
- Reports describe a user-discovered method that leverages WhatsApp’s encryption verification to infer if a contact has blocked you.
- To try it, open the chat, tap the contact’s name, scroll to the Encryption section, and initiate the verification from that screen.
- If the screen shows automatic verification or displays a code or QR, users report it likely means you are not blocked, while a prompt to complete verification another way is taken as a sign you might be blocked.
- Outlets stress the check is not conclusive because similar errors can result from number changes, connectivity issues, lost devices, or app glitches, and WhatsApp does not send block notifications.
- Guides note that 2026 privacy changes have weakened classic hints such as profile photo visibility or single-tick messages, with other signs like failed calls or inability to add to groups still only suggestive.