If you block someone on Facebook Messenger, they will no longer be able to see your messages, and any previous messages you've sent to them will be deleted. Blocking someone also prevents them from seeing your active status, and you won't be able to see their active status either.
When you block someone's Facebook profile on Messenger, it also blocks their profile on Facebook. They won't be able to message, call or find your Facebook profile. If you're Facebook friends, blocking them also unfriends them. Profiles won't be notified when you block them.
Nope. Blocking someone will not delete the conversation thread from any side. In other words, the old conversations will remain in Messenger, and you will be able to read them until you manually delete the chat thread.
In a nutshell, the blocked person cannot contact you on Messenger and you cannot contact the blocked person on Messenger.
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.
It has been observed that a temporary block may last as little as a few hours, but could also last up to 30 days. There is currently no way to view the duration of the block.
Deleting a contact / conversation doesn't impact the other party's chat history. The conversations will be preserved on the other side whether you keep or delete. Blocking a contact means that person will not be able to chat with you anymore unless you unblock.
A filled-in blue circle next to your message means that your message was delivered. And, when a friend has read your message, a small version of your friend's photo will appear next to your message. Jessica Mercado and 20,027 others like this.
If there is no green dot next to their name, they are either offline or have not logged into Messenger recently. You can also tell if someone is on Messenger by looking at the time stamp next to their name. If you see a time stamp that says 'active now,' it means they are currently online.
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.
If you block someone on Facebook or Messenger, you both will not be able to see each others activities and also not be able to send messages. Old conversation will be still in inbox but name of that person will not be clickable. See the Help Center to understand blocking: What is blocking?
If you block someone on Messenger, they will no longer be able to see any of your messages. They will also not be able to send you messages or initiate a new conversation with you.
From the top of Chats or from the People tab, find the person you want to hide. Tap and hold on the person's photo or name. Tap Hide contact.
There is no cap on the number of times you can block or unblock a profile, but you are required to wait 48 hours after unblocking to block someone again.
After you block someone, your messaging threads with them will remain in your Direct inbox, but you won't be able to message them.
For Android, go to Settings > Call Settings > Additional Settings > Caller ID. Then, select Hide Number. Your calls will remain anonymous and you can bypass the blocked list.
No, blocking does not delete messages.
You won't be able to view those saved messages after blocking them, since they'll be removed from your chat and friends list.
If you see the display image of the person you're looking for, click on it. You'll be able to partially view the profile (depending on their privacy settings) if they've simply unfriended you. But if you've been blocked, you won't be able to access anything.
Chat with you on your Messenger app or Facebook Chat. You won't receive messages or calls from the profile you've blocked. Receive messages or calls from your Messenger or Facebook profile to their profile. Join a room you're in if both you and they are logged into Facebook or Messenger.
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A padlock icon is displayed next to the person's profile picture to tell you if a conversation is 'Secret'.
The green dot also appears when a user briefly checks Facebook or Messenger, even if they don't stay online. If you see a green dot on Messenger, the user may be active on Facebook using their computer or the mobile app, but not on Messenger.