How To Block Someone On Messenger Without Them Knowing?

Don’t want someone to message you on Messenger? Blocking someone on Messenger is a great way to eliminate an annoying person from your social life. Blocking someone on Facebook, doesn’t remove them from Messenger.

In this article, you will learn how to block someone on Messenger, how to permanently ignore someone’s message without blocking them, and a bonus tip to remove someone from your Messenger without blocking them!

Steps To Block Someone On Messenger Without Them Knowing

Blocking someone on Facebook Messenger basically means blocking the person on Facebook. If you don’t want the person to view your FB profile, about info, and message or call you on Facebook messenger, then you need to block the person’s Facebook profile. However, if you only want to block the messages and calls from the person, then you simply have to block their messages and calls on Messenger without blocking the user on Facebook. This means they can still view your Facebook profile, your posts, and other information.

Block Only Messages and Calls Slyly: If you don’t want the person to find out you have blocked them, then blocking their messages and calls is a better option. They can still message you, but you won’t see them. They will not know you are not receiving their messages on Messenger, and they will still be able to view your FB profile, so they won’t suspect that you have blocked them on Messenger.

Facebook Messenger doesn’t notify the person that you have blocked them on Messenger. Here’s how to block messages on messenger without them knowing on Android:

• Open FB Messenger app
• Open the chat of the person you want to stop getting messages from on Messenger.
• Tap on the (i) icon at the top
• Tap on “Block”

• Tap on Block Calls & Messages

You have blocked the messages of a person without them knowing. They can’t contact you on Messenger anymore but can still access your Facebook profile.

How To Block Someone On Messenger On iPhone?

You can block someone on Messenger without them knowing, as blocking someone won’t send any notification to the person. However, if the person tries to message you and can’t find you on the app, they will know that you have blocked them. Here’s how you can do it.

• Open the Facebook Messenger app on your iPhone
• Open the person’s chat you want to block
• Tap on the username of the person at the top of the chat

• Tap on “Block”
• Tap on Block Calls & Messages if you only want to block them on Messenger or tap on Block On Facebook if you want to block them on FB and Messenger both!

Another Way To Block Someone On Facebook Messenger From the App

• Open FB Messenger App
• Tap on your profile picture in the top left corner
• Tap on Privacy

• Then tap on Blocked Accounts
• Tap on Add

• Search for the name of the person you want to block.
• Tap on the person’s profile when it shows up on the search results.
• Choose whether you want to block messages & calls or block them on Facebook.

Steps To Block Messages On Facebook Without Blocking The Person? (Desktop)

You can block messages on Facebook without blocking the Facebook profiles. Here’s how:

• Open Facebook on your desktop browser.
• Go to Settings.
• Select Privacy Settings.
• Click on Blocking.
• Click on “Edit” next to the Block Messages section.
• Click on “Add to blocked list.”
• Search for the person and click on “Block” next to it.

Can You Block Someone On Facebook But Not Messenger?

You cannot block someone on FB but not Messenger. If you have blocked a profile on Facebook, it is automatically blocked on Messenger. There’s no other way around it. If you have blocked someone from viewing your FB profile, they cannot message you on Facebook Messenger either. But you can block a person’s messages without blocking them on Facebook.

How To Remove Someone From Messenger Without Blocking?

Removing a chat from your Messenger without blocking the user is possible. You can restrict the profile on Faceboook Messenger and the chat will disappear from your chat list. When the person messages you, you won’t be notified or shown the message on your chat list. The person’s chat will remain in the restricted accounts list. You can view the chat from there if you wish.

Here’s how you can restrict someone on Facebook Messenger:

• Open FB Messenger app
• Open the chat of the person you want to stop getting messages from on Messenger
• Tap on the (i) icon at the top 
• Tap on Restrict

Restricting a user on FB Messenger allows you to limit interactions with them without having to block them.

How To Unblock Someone On Messenger Without Them Knowing?

The process of unblocking someone on Messenger without them knowing is similar to blocking them.

Search the person’s name< Open the chat on Messenger<Tap on Unblock Calls & Messages.

Blocking on Messenger is limited to blocking messages and calls from that person but blocking someone on Facebook means having no interaction with that Facebook user whatsoever. You can block someone on Facebook from the Messenger app. We would recommend blocking messages on Facebook Messenger over blocking the user if you don’t want the person finding out!

However, if someone is spamming and harassing you in your comments section and chat, then blocking them, irrespective of whether they find out they have been blocked, is the right choice. You can unblock the person anytime you wish.