When someone blocks you on iMessage, it affects both your messaging experience and how the other person communicates with you.
What Happens When You Block Someone on iMessage?
Here’s how being blocked on iMessage affects your interactions:
- Message Delivery: You will be unable to send messages to the person who blocked you. Your messages will not be delivered, and you will not receive “Delivered” or “Read” confirmations. While the message may appear to have been sent on your end, it will not reach the other person’s device.
- Call Attempts: You cannot make calls to a blocked individual via iMessage or FaceTime. Attempts to call will not reach the other party, and FaceTime calls will fail due to an inability to establish a direct connection.
- Status Visibility: You will no longer be able to view the other person’s status information, such as their online status or last seen time. This is a privacy measure to prevent blocked individuals from tracking their activities.
- Group Chats: If you are in a group chat with the person who blocked you, there typically won’t be a change. However, if the group chat is exclusively between you and the blocker, it may become inactive. The blocker might also remove you from the group or delete the chat.
- Notification Receipt: You will not receive any notifications if the blocked person sends you a message or attempts to call you. This feature is designed to prevent unwanted contact from blocked individuals.
How do you know if you’ve been blocked?
Apple does not directly inform you when someone has blocked you. However, several indicators can help you determine if you have been blocked:
- Message Delivery Confirmation: Your iMessages will not show a “Delivered” notification.
- FaceTime Call Failure: FaceTime calls will fail to connect.
- Status Information: You will be unable to see the other person’s status information.
- Chat Activity: Previously active chats may suddenly cease.
Unblocking
Being blocked signifies that the other individual does not wish to communicate with you. The only way to be unblocked is for the other person to initiate the unblocking process. This may necessitate direct personal contact or a clarification of the situation.
Alternative Communication Methods
If you have been blocked on iMessage, you may consider using alternative communication methods such as SMS or other messaging applications (e.g., WhatsApp, Telegram). However, the success of these methods still relies on the other person’s willingness to communicate with you.
