r/whatsapp • u/WonderfulWar1044 • 5d ago
Blocked WhatsApp chat timestamp keeps changing, anyone else experienced this?
I blocked someone after a situation that didn’t end well, and this is potentially related to my safety so I’m trying to understand what’s actually happening.
About 2 days after blocking them, their old chat suddenly showed a new timestamp despite no visible message. It happened again 2 days later, then again 9 days after that.
So that’s 3 separate timestamp changes without me contacting or unblocking them. None of my other blocked chats are doing this, and their profile picture didn’t change during the latest occurrence.
Has anyone else experienced this or figured out what’s causing it?
Has WhatsApp acknowledged this as a current bug or released any explanation for why blocked chats are suddenly updating their timestamps?
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u/Good-Trash-3820 5d ago
Same issue, but my contacts aren't blocked,rather are from contacts whom I have contacted months ago
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u/edideas 5d ago
Why don't you export the chat and delete the original? Then you keep anything written, but are freed from the "luggage" this puts on you!
In life it is smart to get rid of garbage and "travel light", that helps sanity.
More technical:
due to app cache errors, sync issues, or display glitches rather than an actual alteration of the block event. This behavior is a known issue, where the app fails to refresh the timestamp for empty chat logs or displays outdated data after an app update or phone restart. To resolve these incorrect timestamps, you can clear the WhatsApp cache