How to know if I have been blocked on Messenger

Messenger

If we talk about messaging applications, we have to talk about WhatsApp, the messaging application with largest number of users worldwide, however, it is not the most widely used in many countries. In the United States, for example, Facebook's Messenger has a greater market share than WhatsApp, whose share is barely residual.

In Arab countries, the market share of WhatsApp is also laughable since who dominates the market in Viber. If we talk about Asia, because WhatsApp is blocked by the Chinese government, WeChat (an application controlled in part by the government) is the one in command in this country, an application that also includes a large number of additional functions such as the possibility of making payments, buying in shops ...

All the messaging applications currently available on the market allow users to manage their privacy, that is, to manage if they want other people to contact them, to show the time of the last connection, who can add them to groups in addition to, obviously, the possibility of blocking users.

What the Messenger icons mean

messenger icons

All messaging applications use an icon system so that users of their applications know at all times what is the status of a message submitted, if it has been sent, if it has been read ... However, these icons do not mean the same on all platforms, especially on WhatsApp, with which it should be shared as they are both under the same umbrella.

  • A blue circle means that the message is being sent. If the message has not been sent, the blue circle will be displayed until its status changes. If we do not have an internet connection, this will be the circle that will be displayed until we reconnect.
  • A blue circle with a check mark means that the message has been sent, but not that it has been delivered yet.
  • A blue circle filled with a check mark means that the message has been delivered, that is, it has reached the user's account, which is now available for the recipient to access.
  • A circle with the image of the contact to whom we have sent the message means that the message has been read by the recipient. At this time it is in your power to answer us or not.

Have I been blocked on Messenger?

last messenger connection

Once we are clear about how the Messenger icons work, the time has come to confirm if we have been blocked by our recipient. However, first we must know what functions Messenger makes available to users to prevent others from contacting them, either by silencing conversations, ignoring them completely or blocking them directly on the platform.

Mute chats

Messenger allows users mute conversations that interest you the least, a feature that most people in a school group use on WhatsApp. This feature is also available through Facebook Messenger.

If for many messages that we send, they receive the confirmation that have been received by the recipient but not read, it is more likely that we have been silenced, especially if the last time the user connected to the platform is shown.

The only way to know if they really silenced us is to wait for them to answer us, because if they have really silenced our messages, sooner or later they will see it and find a space to answer us.

Message requests

Message requests

If it is the first time that we contact a user through Messenger, the platform filter all the messages we send them until the recipient confirms that they are really interested. These messages can be found in the Message requests section and can be accessed by clicking on our avatar. As long as you do not accept this request, the time of the last time you used the application will not be displayed.

If the avatar shows a Red point, it means that we have a message pending approval. Until the recipient confirms that we want to start a conversation with us, the messages will never be shown as we received, giving us to understand that we may be blocked by the user.

We are blocked in Messenger

If the recipient of our messages has blocked us on the platform, we will never receive confirmation that messages have been sent and received. In addition, we will not be able to see the time of the last time you used the application, being the only way to check if we have really been blocked in the messaging platform to visit the Facebook profile associated with the account, as long as you have one.

If we cannot access the Facebook profile of that account, it is synonymous with that we have been blocked by the userTherefore, as long as we are blocked, we will not be able to contact him. The only way we have to regain access is to request the help of a mutual friend or send him a message through his email, as long as we know him.

Tips to avoid being blocked

Contact blocked on Messenger

All of us have had a friend or acquaintance who has begun to send us messages of all kinds, many of them nonsensical, that require a response reaching use messaging platforms such as SPAM. If you want to prevent your friends, friends or family from blocking you in the future, I advise you to avoid the steps that I detail below.

Don't send a lot of messages

The sounds of notifications from messaging applications they can be more or less annoying depending on each user. If you send 10 messages to ask a question, it is possible that the recipient will hit you with a wake-up call inviting you to reduce the number of messages or directly block you and not want to know anything more about you.

Think twice what you want to say

Messaging apps they do not allow us to detect the tone in which some words are pronounced, so some of them can be interpreted in an inappropriate way and become a blockage of our account. Unless you have enough confidence with your interlocutor, try not to use words that are usually synonymous with insults.

And if they have blocked us

If we have been blocked through Messenger or any other messaging application, the fastest and easiest method to solve the problem is get in touch with the person through a phone call. If we don't have the phone number, the only way we have left is to use email or any other social platform where it has a presence.


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