WhatsApp to bring feature to block contact without going inside chat: Report

According to the report, the ‘Block’ option will be added right within the chat option in the chat list to quickly block a contact.

Published on: Jan 12, 2023, 14:05:11 IST

By HT News Desk, New Delhi

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Soon, users may be able to block a contact on WhatsApp from the chat list itself, without going inside the conversation. This is according to WhatsApp news tracker WABetaInfo, which said the Meta-owned platform is working on a shortcut which will allow users to block a contact from the chat list itself.

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To explain how the concept will work, WABetaInfo shared this screenshot:

'Block' is the last among all the options (Image courtesy: WABetaInfo)

Here, as you can see, the ‘Block’ option will be added right within the chat option in the chat list to quickly block a contact; it will be introduced in a future update of the app.

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Also, according to the website, WhatsApp, for now, is not planning on bringing a feature to quickly block multiple conversations at once. This, therefore, means users will be able to block only one conversation at a time, at least for now.

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It is not known when this facility be rolled out. As always, it will be first made available to select beta testers for testing; a wider launch will take place only after that.

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Meanwhile, here's how you can block a contact by going inside that chat.

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