How to Block WhatsApp Calls on iPhone or iPad

An easy-to-follow guide that shows you how to block WhatsApp calls on your iPhone or iPad

Last Updated: February 27, 2023

This wikiHow teaches you how to block calls from certain people on WhatsApp. It’s not possible to disable all WhatsApp calls, though if you don’t want to receive any WhatsApp calls, you can disable WhatsApp notifications or use Do Not Disturb mode.

Method 1

Method 1 of 3:

Blocking Calls from a Contact

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Open WhatsApp on your iPhone or iPad. It’s the green speech bubble icon with a white phone receiver inside. You’ll usually find it on the home screen.
- This method will also block incoming messages from the selected contact. There’s no way to disable calls without disabling messages.
2
Tap Chats. It’s the two overlapping speech bubbles near the bottom-right corner of the screen.

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3
Tap the person you want to block.
- If there’s no conversation with this person in the list, tap the New Chat icon—it’s the square with a pencil at the top-right corner of the screen—and then select the contact from the list.
4
Tap the person’s name. It’s at the top of the conversation. This displays their profile.
5
Scroll down and tap Block Contact. It’s one of the red links near the bottom of the profile. A menu will expand.
6
Tap Block. This blocks all incoming calls and messages from this contact.

Method 2

Method 2 of 3:

Disabling WhatsApp Notifications

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Open your iPhone or iPad’s Settings
. You’ll usually find this app on the home screen.
2
Tap Notifications. It’s the red icon containing a white square with a dot at its top-right corner.
3
Scroll down and tap WhatsApp. A list of notification options will appear.
4
Slide the “Allow Notifications” switch to Off
. As long as this switch is off, you will not be bothered by incoming calls and messages from WhatsApp.

Method 3

Method 3 of 3:

Using Do Not Disturb Mode

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Open your iPhone or iPad’s Settings
. You’ll usually find this app on the home screen.
- Though there’s no way to turn off all incoming WhatsApp calls, you can ignore them by enabling Do Not Disturb mode on your iPhone or iPad.
- When your phone or tablet is in Do Not Disturb mode, you will not receive any notifications, vibrations, or lighting-up of the screen.
2
Tap Do Not Disturb. It’s the purple icon containing a white crescent moon.
3
Slide the “Do Not Disturb” switch to On
. This silences all calls and alerts while the phone is locked.
- If you want, you can set a schedule for Do Not Disturb so that it automatically turns on and off at certain times. Slide the “Scheduled” switch to the On position, then select your desired days and times.