What Happens If I Am In an iMessage Group Chat With Someone I Blocked?

iMessage is a special feature of Apple devices. Sending iMessages rather than normal text messages is more fun. It has plenty of options that can make a conversation more interesting. Communication through iMessages is just like using WhatsApp. You can send voice messages, stickers, pictures, and emojis. You can also video call through FaceTime. However, it requires an internet connection. iMessages can only be sent when the sender and the receiver both have a good internet connection.

iMessages also offer group chats. This means you can set up a group by adding more than one person to your conversation and your message will be sent to all of them.

However, there's one issue that needs to be considered here. What if you have a blocked contact in your iMessage group chat? Will they be able to send you messages or receive yours? How would a group chat work then? In this article, you’ll find out what happens if you are blocked by someone in an iMessage group chat.

When you have a blocked contact in your iMessage group chat:

Someone made a group conversation adding you, another person whom you don't want to talk to, or someone who is already a blocked contact. Both of you will surely know about each other's presence in the group because your contact numbers will be visible to everyone in the section that shows all the members.

You also don't want to make a scene because the other people in the group are ok with that person. You cannot leave the group because you don't want others to think you are rude. Now you may wonder whether your messages will be received by the blocked contact in the group or not? Or will he/she be able to contact you using the group conversation?

If the contact sends a message in the group:

So if you have a blocked contact in a group, you shouldn’t worry about him/her contacting you because you will not receive any notification or any message from that person. The person will send the message addressing the whole group, but he will be unaware of the fact that you are not receiving any of his texts.

This is because unlike a private iMessage conversation, where your blue message gets tagged as “delivered” or “read” after being received or read by the other person, there is no such thing in group iMessages. So sending messages in a group conversation does not tell you if it is delivered to all the people or not.

The rest of the people will receive messages and talk to both of you without any inconvenience since there is no prohibition of either of you being present or not being present in the group.

If you send a message to the group:

When you send a message to a group chat having a blocked contact, everyone will receive the message. Even the blocked contact. However, he won't be able to reply to that. Or even if he replied, the message will be there in a group chat but won't be delivered to you. There is no way for him to know that you have him blocked.

However, he may be addressing you in a group conversation and not getting a reply. This could make him guess that he is the unfortunate one.

If the person tries FaceTime in the group:

If the person tries to connect to FaceTime, he will not know that you are not getting a notification, he will just face a failed call connection. That means the blocked contact will not be able to talk to you even through FaceTime.

When connecting a call, the blocked contact will see your name on the screen just like he will see all other contacts to whom he is calling. He will see that call is ringing to you also just as to the other. However, your phone will not ring for this call. So you cannot connect to the call made by a blocked contact.

If you try FaceTiming with a blocked contact in the group:

If you try to FaceTime in such a group conversation, your phone will notify you that there is a blocked contact. And the call will fail afterwards. Everyone in the group will receive a notification of FaceTime from you including the blocked contact, but won't be able to pick up because it would appear just like a missed call.

When a third person makes a FaceTime call:

That's where your concern begins. You cannot receive messages from a blocked contact, the blocked contact will fail to dial you. But what if a third party makes a group call involving both of you?

It's not that easy for a blocked contact to get you. Even through a third person. If someone else tries to connect a call, the blocked person and you (who blocked the other person), both won't be able to connect to the call. You will receive an incoming call from FaceTime but when you try to join, it will give you a notification saying “there's a blocked contact in the call”. However, on the third person’s screen, both of your contacts will be visible as not picking up the call.

Will the person know that he/she is blocked in an iMessage group conversation?

The answer to this is basically “no”.

There is no definite way by which the person can know that he is blocked. For him, everything will look normal. Messages will be sent to the group without any problem. However, the difficulties in connecting calls and addressing you in a group in his messages and not getting any reply may give him an idea of being blocked by you.

Will other people in the group know that you have blocked someone?

There is no way in specific that other members of the group would be aware of it. It would be a regular chit-chat for them. They will receive both your messages and notifications of calls. They will be free to dial a FaceTime call with each other, however, they may face difficulty in adding both of you in such a call because iMessages are trying to prevent your interaction with the blocked contact in every possible way.

Conclusion:

You can avoid blocked contact in every possible way. iMessage group chats do not mess up with your privacy. You don't need to communicate to a blocked contact even for the sake of a group chat. iMessages keep the blocked contact from reaching you in a group by preventing delivery of their iMessage to you. You can talk to all other people without being uncomfortable in the presence of blocked contact.

For you, it would be like the person is there but not talking. You won't receive their messages but you will be aware of their presence. So you can keep up the good talk with the other people in the group. However, you should be careful of one thing. Even if you are not able to read their messages, they can read yours. So every conversation you are making with other members, the person can read it all.

I hope this helps.