Among the security and privacy options offered by the WhatsApp application, is that of blocking and reporting a contact . This can be used to protect the privacy of an account, but has the consequence that the content of that profile cannot be viewed again: including the statuses that profile posts .
Can You See the Statuses of Someone Blocked on WhatsApp?
That said, although it is a rather annoying process and requires at least one other account to be available: you can continue to view the status of a contact after having blocked it (under certain conditions).
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- What WhatsApp states can you continue to see normally?
- You can see the states published before making the block
- What happens to the new statuses of the user you blocked?
- How can you see someone’s statuses without unblocking them?
- Use another WhatsApp account
- A new account can be opened using an emulator
- Dual messaging allows you to have another account on your mobile
What WhatsApp states can you continue to see normally?
The statuses of other contacts can still be displayed without any problem, even if contacts are shared with the blocked account. In addition, the user who has been blocked cannot view the stories of the blocking user, it will be necessary to configure the privacy of the account to prevent contacts and other users from seeing the stories of a profile.
You can see the states published before making the block
If you need to view a profile’s WhatsApp status instead of monitoring regularly, then the easiest thing to do is to view the status and subsequently block the user . The problem is that after the blockade there will be certain changes.
What happens to the new statuses of the user you blocked?
Statuses posted by the user after being blocked will not be visible under any circumstances. Once a user has been blocked it is not possible to view any of their posts again, at least not from the account used to block the user .
How can you see someone’s statuses without unblocking them?
There is a way to bypass the block and see the content that another user posts. To do this, you will need to create another WhatsApp account and add the blocked user as a contact in said account: in this way, the content you publish can be viewed again.
Use another WhatsApp account
Using the second account, it is possible to add the blocked user as a contact to view their profile and stories (as long as the second account is not blocked). To use this second account, it is not necessary to use another mobile phone.
A new account can be opened using an emulator
It is possible to install the Google Play Store on a computer using an emulator . As its name indicates, emulators are applications that simulate an Android device inside the computer. Thanks to these applications it is possible to use exclusive applications for mobile devices on a PC or laptop, for example, video games or messaging applications such as WhatsApp .
It is from this “new mobile device” where you can open a second WhatsApp account (it will also be necessary to have a second phone number to create the account). The WhatsApp application executed from an emulator will work exactly the same as if it were used on a mobile device, so the states can be viewed without any problem.
Dual messaging allows you to have another account on your mobile
Although an emulator is a very practical option, on low-power computers these applications may not work efficiently. If the device has the option to activate dual messaging, multiple accounts of the same messaging application can be used on the same terminal: for example, the WhatsApp application.
This feature can be activated from the mobile device settings, however, it is not actually necessary. As soon as the app is installed , the device will automatically create a duplicate version of it to use two accounts on the same device. The way to differentiate the main app from the duplicate app is that the duplicate app will display a banner both on the icon and on the screen.
In summary, it is clear that the block option is not a foolproof method to prevent users from viewing the profiles or statuses of others. However, the user can shield his account to prevent these tricks from working with him.
From the Settings > Privacy options in the WhatsApp application, you can make it so that only contacts can see the states that are published. If the user configures his profile in this way, not even using a second account will it be possible to view his statuses.
