A serious WhatsApp failure is allowing users to send messages to the users who have blocked them. The avid WhatsApp watchers WABetaInfo posted the bug on their Twitter feed and it has since been confirmed by several of their followers. Users have reported being contacted by blocked users and that their statuses have been visible also.
I’m receiving on Discord/Twitter some messages/mentions about a critical bug on WhatsApp: blocked contacts can send you messages.
The first time I thought they were wrong, instead..
Unblocking and blocking the contact should help to fix.Let me know under this tweet! pic.twitter.com/sZvLeQsqHO
— WABetaInfo (@WABetaInfo) May 23, 2018
The error is only affecting users who have downloaded the latest WhatsApp update for iOS. This means if you use WhatsApp on Android you should still be safe.
There has been no official word from WhatsApp yet, regarding the bug, but as the messaging app regularly updates, we can be sure they’ll fix it soon enough. Until the official patch comes out, there is a simple, quick fix. You can do this yourself right now to make sure you won’t be bothered by any of your blocked contacts.
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If you’ve received a WhatsApp message from somebody you’ve blocked, the solution is simple. All you have to do is unblock that contact and the re-block them again. This should reset their blocked status on the WhatsApp server.
