Yes, a deleted contact can still text you; deleting them from your phone only removes their info from your list, not their ability to send messages, so texts will appear with just a number, unless you've specifically blocked them, which prevents all communication. If you want to stop messages, you must block the number, otherwise, they can still reach you, though they'll only see your name if they have yours saved, not vice versa.
Your deleted contacts are moved to your Trash. After 30 days in your Trash, contacts are deleted permanently.
Q2: What happens when you remove a number from WhatsApp? If you delete someone's WhatsApp number from your device, the person will no longer be able to see your status. Also, if you have set your profile picture and last seen privacy settings to “contacts only” instead of everyone, they won't be able to see them.
No! If a Contact is deleted, any Messages they sent or responded to will not be deleted. However, the deleted Contact will no longer appear within the associated Message conversation.
The disappearance of the profile picture, last seen, and About Status all at once is the clearest collective sign that they have deleted your number or heavily restricted their privacy settings.
Note: The message in your chat will be deleted, but it will still appear in the chat on the recipient's screen. Note: Content that was already deleted from a chat cannot be unsent. The content will be removed from the chat for both you and anyone in it. The content will be removed from the chat for you only.
Here are some general methods:
Check the "DELIVERED TO" heading.
Anyone who doesn't have your phone number in their contacts won't receive the broadcast message as a chat, so their name will only show up below the "DELIVERED TO" heading. If you see the name of the contact whom you wanted to check here, they most likely don't have your phone number.
If you happen to delete a contact, you can restore it by going to iCloud.com/recovery > Sign in with your Apple Account > Select Restore Contacts, and choose the most recent archive.
Someone blocking you would not erase your contact nor would it reach into your phone and delete messages. It just stops you from contacting them. You can even still send messages but they won't go thru.
Block is a good preventative measure. If you delete then you open yourself up to them surprising you.
No, if you remove somebodies number and re-add them, they will not know. It will not ask them to re-share their contact photo again. If you block them, the contact they have saved for you will remain the same. When they attempt to message you, it will go to SMS.
Samsung Galaxy S10E: How to Block and Delete Contacts
On the Galaxy S10E with Android 11, blocking a contact prevents calls and messages. To block, open Contacts, select the contact, tap 'Block'. Deleting a contact removes it from your list but does not unblock it automatically.
Generally, messages go from your phone to your phone company and then to the recipient, so there is a good chance that your phone company retains a copy of your deleted messages.
Note: Deleting messages only affects your iPhone and other Apple devices where you're signed in to the same Apple Account. You can't delete messages, attachments, and conversations for anyone else. To delete everything (not just your messages), see Erase iPhone.
Method 1: Use Apple's official undo send feature
This is the primary and most reliable method for deleting messages from both sides. Apple introduced this feature in iOS 16, and when it works, it completely removes the message from both devices.
Deleting a chat only deletes it from your inbox, and won't delete it from other people's inboxes. View your conversations from Chats. Tap and hold on the conversation you want to delete.
WhatsApp messages can be traced after they've been deleted because WhatsApp stores their source codes and destination codes for a period of time. On your device itself, deleted messages may be recovered using certain tools if new data has not overwritten it, or if they are saved in a backup.
After you block someone, your messaging threads with them will remain in your Direct inbox, but you won't be able to message them. If you're in a group chat with someone you've blocked, you'll get a dialog asking whether you want to stay in the group or leave.
When you delete a contact, it permanently deletes it from your device. If you delete a contact from your email account, you also permanently delete the contact from all devices signed into that email account. To delete a contact: Open Contacts and tap the contact that you want to delete.
If you've ruled those possibilities out and still suspect you've been blocked, here are the key signs to watch for.
Syncing with Google Account: If your contacts are synced with your Google account, they may reappear if the sync settings are set to restore deleted contacts. Android Phone Backup: If you restore your device from a backup that includes contacts, deleted contacts may reappear.