What happens when you block someone on messages?

When someone that you've blocked texts you, their texts go nowhere. They won't receive any notification that they're blocked, and their messages will still look like they've been sent. But you won't receive any of them, and you can't respond.

When you block someone on messages what do they 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.

How do you tell if your texts are blocked?

Try sending a text message

The latter is self-explanatory. However, if a person has blocked you, you won't see either notification. Instead, there will just be a blank space beneath your text. It's worth noting that being blocked is not the only reason why you might not see a notification.

What happens when you block someone on iMessage?

Text Messages and iMessage

The text message or iMessage may even appear as “Delivered” on the blocked person's device, but you won't receive the text(s). We should mention that text you send to blocked contacts (via iMessage) won't get delivered. But you can send SMS and MMS messages to a blocked number/contact.

Will someone know if you block their number?

The person you've blocked will never get any sort of official notification. Google respects your privacy and will not let the person know that they've been blocked.

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Do messages deliver when blocked?

When someone that you've blocked texts you, their texts go nowhere. They won't receive any notification that they're blocked, and their messages will still look like they've been sent.

Can I still text someone I 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.

Will someone know I blocked them on iMessage?

Being a privacy-focused feature, there's no notification or black-and-white indicator that someone has blocked you on iMessage, though there are a few signs that you've earned the ire of one of your contacts and have been blocked.

Can you see if someone read your message if you blocked them?

If you've blocked them, their message never goes through. So there's nothing for you to read. So there will never be a read receipt. If you sent a text with read receipt on but before they opened it, you turned off read receipt, it should not show a read receipt.

How do you tell if you've been blocked on iMessage?

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.

Will your messages turn green if you're blocked?

If you know someone has an iPhone and suddenly text messages between you and that person are green. This is a sign he or she has probably blocked you. Perhaps the person doesn't have a cellular service or data connection or has iMessage turned off, so your iMessages fall back to SMS.

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.

How do I retrieve blocked messages?

How do you contact someone who has blocked you?

To call someone that blocked your number, disguise your caller ID in your phone settings so the person's phone doesn't block your incoming call. You can also dial *67 before the person's number so that your number appears as "private" or "unknown" on their phone.

What does it look like when someone blocks you on messenger?

However, you can infer that you've been blocked on Messenger from the state of the status icon on a message you've sent. If you send a message to someone and the message is not delivered, meaning an unfilled check mark icon appears, you may have been blocked.

Why is my message blue but not delivered?

If the iMessage never shows a “Delivered” or “Read” message, and it's still blue, then you may have been blocked – but not always. If the iMessage goes through and shows a “Read” receipt, then you have definitely not been blocked.

Can you check blocked messages on iPhone?

As we mentioned above, there is no way to retrieve blocked messages on iPhone. But with the help of third-party data recovery tool, you're able to recover deleted text messages from iPhone before you blocked the number.

Why did my texts go from blue to green?

A green background means that the message you sent or received was delivered by SMS through your cellular provider. It also typically went to a non-iOS device such as an Android or Windows phone.

What happens when you block a number on iPhone and they text you?

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.

Does green text on iPhone mean blocked?

Blue or Green has nothing to do with being blocked. Blue means iMessage, i.e., messages sent through Apple, Green means messages sent through SMS.

How do you know if a green text message was delivered?

You can tell if your message has been sent via iMessage in Apple's messaging app because it'll be blue. If it's green, it's an ordinary text message and doesn't offer the read/delivered receipts.

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.

What does it mean when a iMessage turns green?

A green text message on your iPhone isn't a sign that your phone number was blocked, or that the text was not delivered. Instead, it means that the message was sent as a standard SMS message rather than an iMessage, which will appear as blue.

How can you tell if someone blocked you?

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.