Block and Unblock WhatsApp Contact on HTC One M8

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Steps

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    To begin, turn the phone on by pressing the power button located on top of the phone
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    Once the phone has been activated we will see the lock screen.
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    To unlock the phone, swipe the screen up
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    Once the phone has been unlocked we will see the home screen, and at the bottom we will see 5 icons. We now need to open the application folder.
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    We can do that by tapping the icon in the middle, at the bottom of the screen
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    There is a grid of white dots. This is the icon for the applications folder.
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  4. 4
    Now that the folder has been opened, we need to find and tap the WhatsApp application
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    There is a WhatsApp icon, which is a green speech bubble with a white telephone inside, and underneath it says "WhatsApp". Your application may be in a different location, so look for the icon in your folder. We now need to find a contact to block and unblock.
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    We now need to find a contact to block and unblock, then press down on it
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    We're going to choose Terry.
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    Tap on the menu icon in the top right-hand corner of the screen
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    There are three small white dots in a vertical line.
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    Tap on the option at the bottom that says, "More"
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    At the top it says, "Block"; press down on this option
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    A prompt will appear that says "Block (Contact)? Blocked contacts will no longer be able to call you or send you messages."
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    To block someone completely so they can't communicate with us, press down on "OK"
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    We have now blocked this contact.
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    To unblock this contact, tap on the menu icon in the top right-hand corner of the screen
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    There are three small white dots in a vertical line.
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    Tap on the option at the bottom that says, "More"
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    Tap on "Unblock" at the top
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    We have successfully blocked and unblocked this contact.
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    This concludes the tutorial on how to block and unblock a WhatsApp contact on an HTC One M8
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    If you have any questions, comments or queries about this video, or about the process that you have seen in this video, then please leave them in the comment section below, and we will answer them for you. Thank you for watching VisiHow.
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