How Do I Know If Someone Muted Me on WhatsApp?

Whatsapp's muting option is a good way to keep the noise from incoming message notices silent during certain pre-set periods of time. The only real way to find out if somebody has muted you is to ask them directly. While Whatsapp's customer service representatives are happy to help you with a long list of issues, it may be difficult to get them to tell you who muted you due to privacy issues. Other options, such as trying to get your friend's phone to check if you've been muted, are definitely not a good idea and can lead to trouble.

Jeff Whelpley is the editor / author responsible for this content.
Dec 9, 2022

Whatsapp is a very popular messaging app that allows users full control of who can contact them and when. It even offers blocking and muting options that let you filter out the messages you want to receive from certain people or groups at any given time. For example, if you are in an important meeting and don't want to hear your phone ring every time you get a message from a given person, you can mute the conversation and continue to receive messages without the noisy interruption.

When you want to mute a conversation, it will give you the choice of doing so for 8 hours, one week, or longer. You choose the option you want, and the app will take care of the rest, ensuring you won't get any notices from that specific conversation for however long you choose. Additionally, with the latest update to the app, archiving a conversation mutes it automatically. While messages will continue to come through as usual, you won't receive any notices and won't know you have messages waiting until you open the conversation yourself.

Who can see if a conversation has been muted in Whatsapp?

As per Whatsapp's terms of service, only the person who mutes a conversation can see if it's muted or not. This happens when the user visualizes the list of threads in the app and sees the muted ones showing an icon of a speaker crossed out by a diagonal line next to the contact's name. Because of this and the fact that messages from muted conversations will still come through in the normal manner and only the notices for new messages are turned off, the muted contact won't know if they have been muted or not. The only thing that will happen is that their messages won't be seen for a while, and the checkmarks on their side of the conversation will not turn blue until they are.

Is there any way to know if somebody muted me on Whatsapp?

While it's impossible to know through your app if any of your contacts have muted you, there are a few things you can do to find out, including:

  • Asking the contact directly – asking your contacts if they muted you on Whatsapp can go two ways. On the one hand, it could be they muted you by accident or just for a while and forgot about it, and you asking could fix the problem. On the other hand, they did it on purpose, and you will come across as needy and more annoying than before, which can lead to a confrontation between you and your friend. It's always a good idea to choose your words carefully before asking, just in case you don't get the answer you expected.
  • Try to check your contact's phone to see if you have been muted – this is another bad idea, although many have tried it before. You may end up finding things you didn't want or need to know, which could lead to a bad outcome. It's definitely a better idea to ask tactfully.
  • Call Whatsapp's customer service – while there could be privacy issues that might need to be addressed, you won't lose anything if you contact Whatsapp's customer service line to ask if someone muted you. The worst thing that could happen is you will be told they can't provide that information, which is the most likely scenario, so your best bet is, once again, to ask your friend.

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