In the current era, annoying calls can be considered a disadvantage. Luckily, you can block certain callers on your iPhone and ultimately stay away from them safely without cutting yourself off from the people you want to talk to. Whoever it is, Apple allows you to control the messages you receive from all over the world. Now let’s start with the guide and learn how to block a number on iPhone.
What happens when you block a number or contact?
- You can prevent spammers from contacting you via text messages, calls, or FaceTime after you block them.
- Even after blocking a contact number, they can still send you voicemail, but you won’t receive a message.
- Messages sent or received will not be delivered. In addition, the contact will not receive a notification that he has been blocked.
- Spam calls can also be turned off by turning on the “mute unknown callers”option. However, after that, you will only receive calls from known callers or from those whose contact number is saved on your iPhone. Open the Settings app → Phone → scroll down and tap Turn Off Unknown Callers and turn on the toggle.
How to block a phone number on iPhone
From the FaceTime app:
You can also block any unwanted calls via Facetime; all you have to do is:
- Open the FaceTime app.
- To block a specific contact, tap the “i”located to the right of the list of numbers.
- Click “Block this caller”and click “Block”.
From the Phone app:
Unwanted callers can be seamlessly blocked in the Phone app as follows:
- Go to “Recent”from the phone app.
- Press the “i”located in the right corner of each contact number.
- Scroll to the end of the contact and click “Block this caller”and confirm by clicking “Block contact”.
From the Messages app:
Blocking callers via messages is also very simple:
- Open the conversation you want to block in the Messages app.
- Click on a contact at the top of the conversation and then on information.
- Click on the information and scroll down to find the “Block this caller”option and confirm by clicking “Block contact”.
How to unblock a number on iPhone
Now, if you want to unblock a blocked contact, follow these steps.
- Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
- Go to the Phone app.
- Click on blocked contacts.
You will now see a list of contacts that you have already blocked. Now swipe from right to left on the number of the contact you want to unblock and tap Unblock.
The same procedure can be followed to “unblock”anyone you’ve blocked on Facetime and Messages. All you have to do is in the settings app select the app you want to unlock from.
Go to the Settings app → Scroll down and tap on the desired app → Scroll down to find your blocked contacts → Manage your blocked list.
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Unnecessary calls and spam messages are not liked by everyone, just a little effort to help people deal with it quickly and efficiently. I hope you all enjoyed the recommendations.
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