Blocking a phone number on the iPhone can be extremely useful. By blocking a phone number you will stop receiving their calls, something almost essential in our day to day, which is often interrupted with advertising calls.
There is no doubt that SPAM is one of the main reasons to block a phone number and thus stop receiving advertising. But this is a very useful tool also in other cases such as bullying. Blocking a phone number or a contact on your iPhone is quite simple, much more than other utilities such as recording a call.
All the ways to block a phone number on iPhone
exist two methods to block phone numbers on iPhone. One to block numbers that have called you but that you do not have saved, and another to directly block a contact that you have in your phonebook. You can also activate the option to block hidden calls and not receive these types of calls.
How to block a number on iPhone
To block a number that does nothing more than call you on your iPhone, you must follow these steps:
- Enter the application Telephone.
- Click down on Recent.
- Locate the number who has called you and you want to block.
- Click on the «I» with a circle next to it.
- Scroll down and tap To block.
How to block contacts on iPhone
If what you want is to block a number that you already have saved in your phonebook as a contact, this is what you should do:
- Enter the app Settings.
- Locate the section Phone> Blocked Contacts.
- Down tap on Add new.
- Find the contact you want to block and tap on it.
From this section of Blocked Contacts you can also manage the contacts that you have blocked, and by sliding each contact to the left, you can remove them from the list to receive their calls again.
How to block an email on iPhone
The blocking an email address applies to all Apple devices. If you want to block an email to stop receiving emails from that contact or person, follow these steps:
- Enter the app Mail.
- Open the email that has sent the contact you want to block.
- Touch the contact on top.
- Press To block this contact.
Apps to block numbers on the iPhone
Also exist apps to block calls on iPhoneThese apps often have a “blacklist” of phone numbers that they automatically block. Let’s say they know a lot of SPAM numbers and they block them for you before they call you and you have to do it manually.
There are several apps on the App Store to block calls, but the best known is Truecaller. An app that you can download for free on your iPhone.
What happens when you block a number or a contact on the iPhone?
When you block a phone number or contact on your iPhone you will stop receiving notifications of their calls or messages, including FaceTime or iMessage calls. And while you can leave a message on the answering machine, you won’t receive any notifications.
That is, the calls, calls and messages that that blocked phone number makes will not be delivered to your device. If what you are blocking is an email address in the Mail app, Emails from that address will go directly to the Trash.
Can a contact know that I have blocked their number on iPhone?
The Contact or phone number that you have blocked on iPhone will not receive any notification that the call or message has been blocked. He will believe that you simply did not take the call or see the message, and no matter how hard he tries, the contact will not know that he has been blocked.
Can you tell if a blocked number on the iPhone has called me?
What the iPhone does when you block a phone number is ignore that the contact exists. Therefore, there is no way to know if that blocked number or contact has called you or has left you a message. One of the main reasons for blocking a call is harassment, and this gives you peace of mind.
The Call or contact blocking is a native iPhone feature and it is very useful. Now you can stop receiving those heavy SPAM calls or prevent any known number from contacting you.