Being banned on WhatsApp by an old friend, acquaintance, or ex-lover may be quite upsetting. whether you're reading this, you probably find yourself in a similar situation where you're wondering how to find out whether someone has banned you on WhatsApp. WhatsApp may be somewhat anxiety-inducing since, similar to other social media platforms, it does not immediately alert you when someone bans you. Done it, been there. But there are a number of obvious indicators that shout that you have been barred on the network. Let's dive straight in!
1. Unable to View Their Profile Image
In the event that an individual's WhatsApp profile image suddenly disappears and becomes blank, it is likely a result of their blocking you. On WhatsApp, it might sometimes take some time for someone to block you before it appears on your end.
For instance, during my testing, I had to press to see the contact's blank profile image on WhatsApp, even though they had banned me. If not, I could see their current profile photo. In addition, it took me a few opens and closes of WhatsApp before the "no profile picture" state appeared. That's all, then.
2. Not Visible at Last Seen
The next thing you should do if you discover that a WhatsApp contact's profile image has vanished is to see whether their "last seen" or "online" status is accessible. You won't be able to view their last seen if you or that specific WhatsApp contact have their last seen privacy option set to “Nobody,”.
On the other hand, if the last seen status of this WhatsApp contact was always available to you and it is now hidden, it might indicate that they have barred you from using the app.
There is one more thing you can do to verify this. This takes us to the next section.
3. Send Messages with a Single Checkmark
Sending an SMS to the WhatsApp person you believe has banned you is the best approach to verify your suspicions. Now, the likelihood that you will be banned by this contact on WhatsApp increases the moment you send a text and see a single tick next to it.
This is due to the fact that a single tick on a WhatsApp message indicates that it was successfully sent from your phone, but it hasn't been "delivered" to the receiver yet.
All of the communications you send to this individual will remain single-ticked while you are banned. As you can see from the picture above, messages you send while banned will not be sent, even if they subsequently unblock you.
Additionally, your messages will display a single tick next to them if the recipient has turned off their phone or blocked their data connection. Thus, exercise patience before assuming that you have been blocked.
4. It Won't Work to Call Them
Making a phone call to the person who banned you on WhatsApp is another method to find out. When you make a call to someone and are not banned, the text "Ringing" appears on the calling screen. But, if you are banned, the words on the calling screen will only appear as "Calling" and not Ringing".However, your calls won't connect in that scenario either if the person you believe is blocking you isn't in a location with data connection.