The advantages of social media are many. No one could’ve ever imagined a hundred years ago that we’ll be sitting at home on our couches while thousands of dollars could be transferred to our name. Or we could sit in our air-conditioned rooms, knit scarves, and make a livelihood by selling them. However, today, we’ll discuss some disadvantages of excessive social media usage. While there are many, a few need to be highlighted so that people pay attention to them.
For example, the first and biggest disadvantage of excessive social media usage is on children. Young brains need to be exercised to the max, so they can later understand what’s happening around them and what they want.
If young kids spend all day long on iPads, they’ll face many difficulties in deciding what they want to do because they’ve never had a chance to think about it. Most of their days passed in thoughtless dopamine release and the rest were passed in thinking about that mindless content.
Another problem here is inappropriate content. As bad as it sounds, creators intentionally make inappropriate thumbnails to attract curious users. However, this has an extremely negative impact on children’s brain development in more ways than one.
Lastly, there are numerous privacy and security issues on social media for both children and adults. None of the data you enter on the internet should ever be considered completely safe because it isn’t. Someone, generally many people, have your contact information and other sensitive data stored and sorted into neat folders.
And then there’s the matter of other users, such as you, who might harass or ruin your experience on social media platforms. So far, social media platforms are only properly equipped to deal with this last problem. The rest are very real issues that need immediate attention.
Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook, Tumblr, TikTok, and all other social media platforms offer the feature to block and/or report a user who’s inappropriate, creepy, or problematic. Let’s talk about where WhatsApp stands here.
Besides blocking and reporting, you can also mute and archive the chats you don’t wish to deal with. Moreover, we must admit; it’s important to mute that one family group where our uncle won’t stop sending the good morning and good evening images, right?
In today’s blog, we’ll discuss whether or not blocked contacts can see your newly changed number on WhatsApp. Stick with us until this blog’s end to learn all about it!
Can Blocked Contacts See My Newly Changed Phone Number on Whatsapp?
Blocking someone on WhatsApp is never an enjoyable experience. Even if you know they’re wrong and you’re being generous for not doing anything other than blocking them, it feels bad. Although there is no term for that residual, unjustifiable guilt, it’s still there.
However, it’s important to stand your ground. It’s human nature to resolve issues and stick with people we’ve known all our lives, even if they aren’t good for us. But this tendency always lands us in situations where we aren’t treated as we should.
If you’re a WhatsApp user, you might know how many provisions the platform offers to maintain mental peace. But to implement them, you first need to be honest with yourself.
So, let’s answer your initial question: can blocked contacts see your newly changed phone number on WhatsApp? The short answer is no. Your getting a new number will only be known if someone tells them about it. But the real answer is more complex; it depends on many things.
For example, if you change your number and link your previous WhatsApp account, you can let your contacts find out about it. However, blocked contacts are not included here. So, your blocked contacts on WhatsApp can only find out your new phone number if told by an external source.
Now that that’s out of the way let’s talk about one important point: how can you change your phone number without losing your WhatsApp account? We’re glad you asked because the answer’s quite simple!
Here’s how you can change your phone number on WhatsApp
Step 1: Launch WhatsApp on your smartphone; the first screen is the Chats page. At the top right, locate and tap on the three-dots icon.
Step 2: From the drop-down menu, tap on Settings. There, tap on Account and then on the third option called Change number.
Step 3: At the bottom, locate and tap on the Next button. Next, enter your previous and new phone numbers with the country code. This is for the phone number verification.
Step 4: You’ll now see a toggle button with Notify contacts next to it. Only turn it on if you want your friends to be notified. However, your groups will be notified anyway.
(Also note that blocked contacts aren’t mentioned here in any way.)
Step 5: Enter the OTP (One Time Password) from both devices, and set up WhatsApp as usual on your new device.
Let’s discuss how you can block and unblock a user on WhatsApp for future reference.
Here’s how to block a user on WhatsApp
Step 1: Launch WhatsApp on your smartphone.
Step 2: The first screen you’ll land on is the Chats page. Go through it, locate, and tap on your chats with the person you want to block.
Step 3: At the screen’s top-right corner of your chatroom with them, locate and tap on the three-dots icon.
Step 4: On the drop-down menu, tap on More. On the next one, tap on Block.
There you go! Now you know how to block a user on WhatsApp quickly.
Here’s how to unblock a user on WhatsApp
There are a few ways of unblocking someone on WhatsApp. We’ll discuss locating the Blocked Contacts section to make it easier for you to find it later.
Step 1: Launch WhatsApp on your smartphone and tap the three-dots icon at the top right.
Step 2: On the menu, tap on Settings. Next, locate and tap on Privacy. Scroll down on the Privacy page and tap on Blocked Contacts.
Step 3: You’ll see all contacts you’ve blocked on WhatsApp. Tap on the person you wish to unblock. Next, tap Yes on the confirmation message.
In the end
As we end this blog, let’s recap all we’ve discussed today.
If you change your phone number, there’s no reason why your blocked contacts on WhatsApp will be notified about it. Even if you link your previous WhatsApp account to your new number, you only have the option to notify your non-blocked contacts.
We’ve also discussed changing your phone number on WhatsApp without losing your current account. Lastly, you can follow our step-by-step guides to blocking and unblocking someone on WhatsApp for a quick and easy process.
If our blog has helped you, tell us about it in the comments below!
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