Does Blocking Someone Delete Your Previous Messages?

Learn whether blocking a contact deletes your past messages and how chat history is affected when you block someone.

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No, blocking someone does not delete all previous messages. Blocking a person will prevent them from contacting you or seeing your activity moving forward. However, all the past conversations, messages or shared media will remain accessible to you in your chat history unless you choose to delete them manually.

FAQs & Answers

  1. Does blocking someone remove previous messages from your chat? No, blocking someone does not remove previous messages. Your chat history with that person remains intact unless you manually delete it.
  2. Can a blocked person still see your messages? No, once you block someone, they cannot send you messages or see your future activity, but past messages remain visible to both parties.
  3. How can I delete messages after blocking someone? You need to manually delete the chat or individual messages from your messaging app after blocking the contact.