How to block unknown numbers in WhatsApp. Is a simple but not obvious solution

The popular WhatsApp messenger, once created with the participation of the Ukrainian emigrant Jan Kuma, has become the main means of communication today for many users.

And this is actively used by various fraudsters, spammers and organizations that like to send unwanted messages.

Obtaining such messages may be undesirable for many reasons. Sometimes they just distract you from important things, and sometimes can threaten your safety.

Let’s figure out how to make people and organizations unknown to you and organizations can not send you a message or call a WhatsApp messenger.

How to block unknown numbers in WhatsApp – a few simple steps

This instruction would not make much sense if in whatsApp settings were one charming tick “block all unknown numbers. “

But there is no such item in the settings.

And this puts many users in a dead end.

But still tools to prevent anyone from writing or calling you in WhatsApp, exist.

Change Privacy Settings in WhatsApp

Go to privacy settings.

1. Open WhatsApp.

2. Go ‘Settings’ (In the lower right corner in whatsapp application for iOS, or in the upper right corner in the application for Android).

3. Select ‘Privacy’.

4. In the following options, select ‘My Contacts’ or ‘Nobody’:

• Last Seen
• Profile Photo
• About
• Status

This will minimize the possibility of contact with unknown numbers and subscribers that are not in your phone book.

Change Group Settings to WhatsApp

Also, be sure to change privacy settings for groups. After all, this is another way by which unknown numbers can “knock ”to you in WhatsApp.

To change group invitations settings, take the following steps:

1. In the ‘Privacy’ settings, press ‘Groups’.

2. Choose ‘My Contacts’ or ‘My Contacts Except…’.

This guarantees that unknown numbers will not be able to add you to any groups. In addition, if you choose ‘My Contacts Except…’, then you can also specify the contacts you know that will also not be able to add you to any group.

Block individual numbers in WhatsApp manually

If you have already received a message in WhatsApp from unknown numbers, you can manually make them on the black list. Thus unknown numbers in WhatsApp will be blocked. They won’t bother you anymore.

To block an unknown number in WhatsApp, do the following:

• Open Chat with an unknown number
• Click on the addressee number at the top of the chat window
• Select ‘Block’ or ‘Block & Report Spam’

All subsequent messages from this number in WhatsApp will be blocked.