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WhatsApp update: How to stop the bug that lets blocked users contact you

Another week, another bug. Here’s how you can fix it.

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Our latest WhatsApp update isn’t a positive one, unfortunately. The messaging platform has been hit by another bug – and it is a serious compromise of user safety.

Throughout the last week, people were reporting that blocked contacts have been able to message them as per usual through the app. Contacts that users have tried to cut out of their lives were somehow allowed to get in touch with them.

It’s a PR nightmare for the company, who have so far failed to issue a comprehensive fix to the problem. However, all is not lost. There is a relatively simple solution to keeping blocked contacts where they belong.

WhatsApp update: How do I stop blocked contacts messaging me?

It’s basically the blocking equivalent of turning something off and on again: Users must simply “unblock” the contact, and then block them again.

This will finally shut out any of the unwanted messages from the person in question. It’s not exactly rocket science, but it’s essential knowledge for social media users who seek their peace of mind.

It’s not the first time WhatsApp has been exposed by a nasty bug. Only a few weeks ago, users were left scratching their heads when they received a random “black dot” message, capable of crashing the application.

By clicking the seemingly innocuous message, thousands upon thousands of tiny characters would be downloaded to a phone. This would send the system into overdrive and render messaging capabilities completely useless.

Changes to WhatsApp

It would seem that the group chat functions are largely unaffected, though. Last week, we reported the new aspects coming to conversations featuring more than two people.

They included the ability to “block yourself” from a group chat. Annoyingly, admins still had the power to bring people back into groups even after a user had left. That has now been brought to a halt.

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