You've called several times and they never picked up. Suspicion creeps in — am I blocked? This post walks through how to read the call screen.
Direct answer: watch for the green phone icon in your status bar
When you place a LINE voice call, look at your own phone's top status bar:
- Green phone icon present = call is going through (their phone is ringing, or on silent) = not blocked
- Only a timestamp, no green icon = likely blocked
When you're blocked, your side still shows "Calling" — LINE deliberately keeps the experience normal-looking on the caller's end. But their phone never rings, and they get no missed-call record afterward.
What both sides see during a blocked LINE call
| Your side | Their side |
|---|---|
| Dial screen shows "Calling" | Phone never rings or vibrates |
| Top bar shows only the time, no green phone icon | No incoming call notification |
| Eventually times out as "no answer" | No missed-call record after |
The critical signal is the green phone icon in your status bar — this is an iOS / Android system-level indicator for "an active call." When blocked, the icon never appears, because the call never actually connected.
4 false positives that look exactly the same
Calling alone is unreliable because these 4 scenarios produce a screen that looks just like a block:
1. Their phone is on silent / Do Not Disturb
On silent, their phone also doesn't ring, but the LINE call does connect — and when it connects, your status bar does show the green phone icon. So a silenced contact looks like "green icon + nobody picks up," which is different from a block's "no green icon at all." Most people don't notice the status bar and misread silence as a block.
2. Their phone is dead / no internet
Fully offline, the call never goes through — your side may show "user is unavailable" or end abruptly. Looks similar to a block, but usually ends faster instead of sitting in "Calling" for a long time.
3. They never added you as a friend
If the contact never added you on LINE in the first place (not blocked, just never connected), the call behavior is almost identical to a block: no green icon, no ring on their end. There's no way to tell "blocked" apart from "never added" from the call screen alone.
4. They're already on another call
If they're mid-call with someone else (or in LINE's call cooldown), your call won't go through — looks like a block. But this resolves after a few minutes; a block is permanent.
Cross-verify with 3 other signals
Calling on its own is too noisy. Combine it with these to reach a reliable answer:
- Check their profile photo for updates: if you can see their recent avatar / status changes, you can almost rule out a block — blocked contacts can't push profile updates to you.
- Check LINE VOOM stories: do they post often? If you can't see any of their recent VOOM posts and you can't reach them by call either, the block probability rises.
- Send a paid sticker as a gift: pick something they probably don't own. If LINE blocks the gift with "this person already owns this sticker," they've blocked you.
If you have multiple contacts to check and don't want to test them one by one, use LINE Block Checker to scan the whole list at once.
Want a clean answer? Use LINE Block Checker
Cross-verifying by calling is more accurate, but 5 contacts means 5 calls, and the call records stay on your phone. LINE Block Checker signs in once and scans your full friend list — no calls, no messages, no stickers, no group invites — zero footprint on the contacts being checked. 5 seconds for the full list.
Full step-by-step: LINE Block Checker tutorial
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I still call someone on LINE who blocked me?
You can dial — your side will show "Calling" — but their phone never rings, and they get no missed-call record afterward. LINE deliberately keeps the experience looking normal on the caller's end, so the call screen alone won't tell you everything.
How do I tell from the call screen whether I'm blocked?
Watch the green phone icon in your status bar. It appears when a call actually connects. When blocked, the bar shows only the time, no green icon. But this same picture happens with "phone on silent," "never added as a friend," or "phone dead," so it's not conclusive on its own.
What's the difference between "phone on silent" and "blocked"?
The green phone icon. On silent, the call still connects, so the icon does appear. When blocked, the call never connects, so the icon never appears.
My LINE call to them keeps failing. Am I definitely blocked?
Not necessarily. It could be a block, them never adding you as a friend, their phone being dead or offline, or them being on another call. Cross-verify with profile/VOOM checks, a sticker gift test, or a one-tap app scan.
Can they see that I tried to call them on LINE?
No. When you're blocked, the call never actually goes through, so they get no missed-call record and no notification. You leave a "called" record only on your own call history.
Are video calls and voice calls the same when blocked?
Yes. Block is an account-level setting, independent of call type. Voice, video, and group calls all behave the same — your side shows "Calling" without the green icon, their side never rings.
Is the green phone icon in the same spot on iPhone and Android?
Slightly different position, same logic. iOS shows it in the top-left status bar, Android in the notification bar. Both are system-level indicators for "an active call" — they appear only when a call is actually live, and never appear during a block.
Complete guide
For the bigger picture — all detection methods, Q&A, unblock steps — start with the pillar: