Does the sender know if you blocked them?

Blocking Someone on Android Messages and Apple iMessage
When you block a contact over Android or iPhone, they will still be able to send you text messages. These messages will not show up on your phone but the sender will see the messages as sent. They won't know that they've been blocked.
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Do senders know they are blocked?

Does a blocked sender know they are blocked? No, they won't know if you have blocked them. They won't receive a notification you have filtered their messages from your inbox. Their emails simply go straight to spam if they try to send you anything.
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What happens when you block an email sender?

When you block emails, you are creating a filter in the email app that sends all messages from that email address to a spam or junk folder. You'll still receive messages from blocked senders in your mailbox. However, the message sender is never notified that they've been blocked and that you don't read their email.
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Do blocked emails bounce back to sender?

If an email account is in the blocked list, then the emails from the particular sender will not be delivered into the receiver's inbox, so that a bounce back will be generated. Sometimes, emails will not be delivered due to malicious contest.
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Will someone know if I block their email?

No, the person you blocked on Gmail will not be notified (by Google or anyone else) of your action. Even better, there's no surefire way for blocked contacts to confirm that they've been blocked on Gmail.
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Know if You've Been Blocked



What do blocked Senders see?

When you block a contact over Android or iPhone, they will still be able to send you text messages. These messages will not show up on your phone but the sender will see the messages as sent. They won't know that they've been blocked.
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Do texts say delivered if blocked?

If an Android user has blocked you, Lavelle says, “your text messages will go through as usual; they just won't be delivered to the Android user.” It's the same as an iPhone, but without the “delivered” notification (or lack thereof) to clue you in.
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How do you tell if your texts are blocked?

Send them an SMS message

When you send them an SMS and you get the "Delivered" notification underneath it, you weren't blocked. If you get a notification like "Message Not Delivered" or you get no notification at all, that's a sign of a potential block.
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Can you see if a blocked number has tried to contact you?

Based on my knowledge (because it already had happened to me), if you don't have voicemail, you will still be able to see if a blocked number is contacting you because it will still appear in your recent calls. That's because whenever a blocked person calls you, your phone will still ring but only once.
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Can you tell if someone blocked your texts on iPhone?

Look underneath the last text you sent before you suspect you were blocked. If the previous iMessage says "Delivered" under the message bubble but the most recent one doesn't, it can mean that you've been blocked. If you see an iMessage Not Delivered error instead, that can be another indication as well.
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Do blocked messages stay blue?

If you have an iPhone and try to send an iMessage to someone who has blocked you, it will remain blue (which means it's still an iMessage). However, the person you've been blocked by will never receive that message.
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What happens when you block a number and they text you?

Regarding text messages, the blocked caller's text messages won't go through. They'll never have a “Delivered” notification with a timestamp. On your end, you'll never receive their messages.
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Will blocked messages come through when unblocked?

Once blocked, the caller can't leave any kind of message on your iPhone, whether it's an iMessage or SMS. That means you can't see any messages that have already been blocked, but you can unblock that person and start receiving messages again in the future, with just a few clicks.
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What does a caller hear when their number is blocked?

If your Call Block setting is set to Block Calls, the blocked caller hears nothing as they are immediately disconnected. If your Call Block setting is set to Sends Calls to Voicemail, the blocked caller will be able to reach your voicemail box. No notification is given to them that they have been blocked.
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How do you block someone so they know?

Option 1
  1. Open “Messages“.
  2. Press the “Menu” icon located at the upper-right corner.
  3. Select “Blocked contacts“.
  4. Tap “Add a number” to add a number you wish to block.
  5. If you ever wish to remove a number from the blacklist, return to the Blocked contacts screen, and select the “X” next to the number.
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Can I block someone but still see their messages?

Blocked text messages disappear

They won't receive any notification that they're blocked, and their messages will still look like they've been sent.
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What happens when you block someone in iPhone?

When you block a phone number or contact, they can still leave a voicemail, but you won't get a notification. Messages that are sent or received won't be delivered. Also, the contact won't get a notification that the call or message was blocked. When you block an email address from Mail, it goes to the trash folder.
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How do you know if someone blocked your number on iPhone?

6 Ways to Check If Someone Blocked Your Number on iPhone
  1. Send a Courteous Text and Wait for the Response.
  2. Try Calling the Person and Check the Voicemail.
  3. What If the Call Rings Once and Then Goes to Voicemail.
  4. Enter *67 Before Dialing the Number.
  5. Ask a Mutual Friend to Call Them.
  6. Why Not Ask Them Outright in Person.
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Can you block someone on iPhone without them knowing?

Silent Ringtone

When you have synced the ringtone to your iPhone, you can assign the ringtone to a contact by opening Contacts, tapping the contact you want to block, tapping "Edit" and then tapping "ringtone." Because the phone continues to ring, the caller will not know you have "blocked" them.
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Where do blocked texts go?

Android phones move all blocked messages into a folder on the phone called “Spam and Blocked.” That means that the phone is still collecting messages from the blocked people; they just aren't notifying you. This can be a lifesaver in needing those blocked messages for various reasons after the fact.
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Can you send a text to someone you blocked?

So Yes, you can surely text someone you have blocked. Because blocking someone means making them unable to text you, however, you will still be able to text them. You can send as many messages as you like. They will get all of your messages.
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Should I tell someone IM blocking them?

Should you tell someone you're blocking them before you do? Again, etiquette experts agree that in most cases no explanation is necessary — in fact, it could be better to go ahead and block the person without forewarning.
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How do you bounce an email back to the sender?

Click the "Check Mail" icon to receive the incoming emails that are waiting on the server. Click on a message that you wish to bounce back to the sender. Right-click on the message and choose the "Mark for bouncing (B)" option. Do this on as many messages as you want to bounce.
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Can you still email someone you blocked?

To answer your question, Yes. If you blocked an email address, you can still send them email messages.
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