How to know if someone has blocked me on Gmail?

Did anyone block you in Gmail? They do not reply to your email and are unable to see the chats? You have already sent emails to their email ID, and you have not received any replies yet.

How to know if they have been busy or blocked you in Gmail?

Let's see the possible doubts that say you have been blocked.

If someone is unable to be seen on the contact list, they may have blocked you. But there can be a few reasons to result in this issue, so it is good to check for more signals. Note  Gmail has no features to provide good delivery reports. Anyhow they mail back if the delivery failed.

How to check if someone has blocked me on Gmail?

Hangout users have got a Google account that is used to make chats and calls. Your Gmail contacts automatically move to Hangouts when tapping the contacts on your hangout app.

There is a list of people, online or offline. If someone on your Gmail doesn't appear on this list, they have blocked you.

Although it is difficult to find out if someone has blocked you on Gmail, the hangout app will help you to know if any Gmail user has blocked you.

What happens to the emails blocked in our Gmail?

When anyone blocks you on Google, it acts on GChat and GTalk. The receiver will no longer get the emails after they have blocked you.

Still, you will find someone in hangouts and Google +

The thing that happens after blocking you is the emails you send go to the spam folder of the receiver.

On PC

1. Go to the Email in Gmail on your PC or laptop and log into the Gmail account.
2. On the left side of the Google chat List has the recently contacted people list.
3. By default, the list gives the recent messages. Click the icon circled in the bottom left corner and open the contact list.
4. Search the list and check if there are the names of the person who seems to block you.
5. If you see the name, they have blocked you. Anyhow, if the name previously you saw isn’t there anymore, you have been blocked.

What happens when we block someone on Gmail.

When you have to block someone on Gmail, you will not see their emails in the inbox. Slightly, the email server will automatically redirect the emails to the spam folder. It is able to block a particular sender easily on Gmail desktop or mobile if you don’t want to get their emails.

Why is the email blacklisted?

Below are the reasons

1) Your messages seem to be “Spammy”

If any two people block you, there must be something wrong that you are doing. One usual reason is your message is being ignored as spammy. This is because you may be transmitting emails without any personalization.

2) The Email provider has a Bad reputation

If your email host sends spammy messages, you will end up becoming a victim.

Though it is difficult to say this is the reason, it is critical that you find an email service provider with good standing.

What to do when getting blocked on Email?

You could inform the recipients with two emails saying that you are not a spammer. And ask them to “whitelist” you. If you have got an email list, request the subscribers to move you to the whitelist from the start.

And try to change the email service provider, if you see they are the reason to get spammed.

Final Thoughts

Anyone can block you on Gmail. It is hard to know if this happens anyhow the above given two steps can support you to check if you are blocked or not.

Sometimes, the receiver's email hosting server may have blocked the email that you send, so the emails bounce back. You get an error 505 message when it occurs. Check for more possible reasons for this to happen.

As a rule, make sure you are sending suitable content for the receiver, individualize the emails, and have a service provider with a good standard. This will prevent you from blocking issues.

Moreover, you can use an Email tracking tool to get very important insights.