The first three selections will each have a Blocked Contacts setting, while Mail will have a Blocked option. If you have a change of heart and want to remove someone from the block list, you'll need to open the Settings app and select Phone, FaceTime, Messages or Mail from the list. You can unblock someone just as easy as you blocked them, should you have a change of heart. They'll be left with the impression that you're ignoring them.īlocking someone in the Mail app will result in their messages going to the trash folder for that respective email account. Messages or FaceTime calls won't show up on your Apple devices, and the person you blocked won't receive an alert or be any the wiser. They can even leave you a message that will silently show up in the Voicemail section of the Phone app, but hidden in a Blocked Messages section. When someone is blocked in FaceTime, Messages or the Phone app, incoming calls will go directly to voicemail. If you don't use Apple's Mail app, but instead use Gmail or Outlook, blocking someone in Mail won't have an impact on their messages showing up in your inbox. Mail: Open the message that includes the person you want to block, tap on the email address you want to block, then select Block this Contact.At the bottom of the page will be a Block this Caller button tap it and confirm. Next, select the "i" and then tap on the name, phone number or email address. Message: Open the conversation and tap on the contact at the top of the screen.Scroll to the bottom of the page, tap on Block This Caller and confirm your choice.
FaceTime: Tap the "i" next to the contact, phone number, or email address you want to block.Select Block This Caller at the bottom of the screen and confirm your choice. Phone: Find the phone number or contact you want to block in the Recents tab, then tap on the "i" button next to the option.It only takes a couple of taps to block a phone number, email address or contact from getting hold of you. Block someone in one app, and they're blocked in the four apps listed below. You won't need to go through the process multiple times to block the same number or email from all of the apps. The process of blocking someone can be done in four different apps, with each one following similar steps. Block a phone number, email address or contact Take a look at the video at the top of the article for a step-by-step guide for blocking callers and contacts on your iPhone. Here's how you can get rid of unwanted calls and messages once and for all. I even blocked a local car dealership that started calling me once a week to double-check on a car I no longer own, despite repeatedly telling them as much. Personally, I've used the iPhone's built-in tool to stop robocalls that continued to get through even after I set up several apps and services designed to block them. The best part? After stopping that call or email in its tracks, the person you've blocked will never know you did it. With just a few taps on your iPhone's screen, you can block a phone number or email address and provide relief from the alert onslaught. Dealing with nonstop calls and messages from solicitors, marketers, exes or local businesses is exhausting, but you don't have to put up with it.