How to Tell If Someone Blocked You on Kik
Kik is a popular messaging app known for its focus on privacy and anonymity. They take blocking users seriously, prioritizing their users’ privacy.
If you want to block someone who’s bothering you, it’s good to know that your personal space is respected. But if you find yourself on the other side, it might feel like you have limited options.
Unfortunately, Kik won’t notify you if you’ve been blocked. However, with a little detective work, you can figure it out or at least make an educated guess, even if you never find out the reason why.
What does Blocking Mean?
We all know that blocking someone on social media prevents them from contacting us, but how does it work on Kik?
It’s quite simple: when you block someone, you won’t receive any messages from them. Unlike other platforms, a person who’s been blocked can still send messages on Kik. The reason for this is that Kik doesn’t want to inform someone that they’ve been blocked. They believe that if you can still send messages, it’s harder to tell if you’re blocked or not.
The person who’s been blocked can keep sending messages, but they won’t be received by the person who blocked them.
Note that blocking someone won’t affect any previous communications. The person you block can still see your shared communication history. So, if you’re trying to remove unwanted information, blocking won’t achieve that.
How to Block or Unblock Someone
Here’s how you can block or unblock someone on Kik. The steps may vary slightly depending on the device you’re using.
Blocking a User on Android:
- To block someone on Android, start by opening a chat with the person you want to block.
- Next, click or tap on their name at the top of the chat.
- Then, click or tap the three dots at the upper right-hand corner of the screen.
- After that, click or tap on Block (Insert User’s Name Here).
- Finally, click or tap on Block again to confirm the action.
Blocking a User on iPhone:
- To block someone on iPhone, you need to go to Settings.
- Tap on Privacy.
- Then, tap on Block List. (Note: you can come here to view a list of all users that you’ve blocked)
- Tap the +.
- Select the user’s name from the list.
- Finally, tap Block.
Remember, you can also report a user if needed. You can find this option in the same menu as the Block feature. When should you report someone? Well, if they’re behaving wildly inappropriately or if they’re threatening or being abusive towards you, it’s definitely a good idea to report them.
You can easily unblock someone just like you blocked them. Just follow the same steps as before, but instead of clicking “block,” click “unblock.” However, if you block someone, they will disappear from your contact list, so you’ll have to search for them to unblock them.
How can I know if someone has blocked me?
Kik won’t notify you if you’ve been blocked. There will be no special message, banners, or alerts. There are two ways to find out if you’ve been blocked.
The first way is to pay close attention to your sent messages. When you send a message through Kik, you’ll see a small “S” to the left of the message, indicating that it has been sent. Later, the “S” will change to a “D,” which means the message has been delivered. However, once the person you’re trying to reach sees the message on their screen (regardless of whether they read it or not), the “D” will change to an “R” to show that it has been received.
Keep in mind that when someone blocks you, you can still send them messages, but they won’t receive them. So if your messages to a specific person never change from “S” to “D” to “R,” it’s highly likely that you’ve been blocked. The only other explanation could be a technical issue, but there are no known Kik technical issues associated with sent messages not being received.
As I mentioned earlier, another way to check if you’ve been blocked is to start a group chat and invite the person to join. If you can’t add them to the chat, it means they’ve blocked you. Trying to add them to a group chat is a way to test whether you’ve been blocked on Kik.
Can I bypass a block on Kik?
No, you can’t bypass a block on Kik. If you’ve been searching online for ways to determine if someone has blocked you on Kik, you may have come across a popular method that suggests inviting the blocker to a group chat and messaging them through the chat. This used to work, but Kik has fixed it in an update. Now, blocked users can no longer invite blockers to group chats. So the workarounds that used to get around a block on Kik no longer work.
Have you ever wondered if someone has blocked you on Kik? Well, let me tell you a sneaky way to find out. Now, I don’t encourage this kind of behavior, but if you create a new Kik account and add that person to it, you might just get your answer. The best part is, they won’t even know it’s you unless you tell them. By searching from the new account, you can see if they’ve blocked you. But here’s the catch: if you let them know that you made a new account just to talk to them, it’s unlikely to improve your chances of getting unblocked.
When it comes to getting around a block, the only solution is to get unblocked. And the only way to do that is by reaching out to the person who blocked you through another means and asking them to unblock you. However, keep in mind that the final decision is up to them. If you have no other way of contacting them except through Kik, all you can do is be patient and hope they unblock you on their own. If you can reach out to them on a different platform, remember that they blocked you for a reason, and it’s not a wise idea to harass people online.
If you enjoyed this article and are tired of using Kik, you may find “Tired of Kik? Here Are 7 Alternatives You Might Try” to be a helpful read.
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