How to Block Phone Numbers on Your iPhone

  Matt Cone       January 22, 2021      Tutorials iPhone


Getting unwanted calls on your iPhone? You can use a feature on your iPhone to block the phone number from calling your iPhone again. After you block the phone number, the caller will still be able to leave you a voice message, but it won’t appear in a notification on your iPhone.

Here’s how to block a phone number on your iPhone:

  1. From the iPhone’s home screen, tap the Phone icon.

  2. Tap Recents.

  3. Next to the phone number you want to block, tap the i, as shown below.

    Blocking a phone number on your iPhone

  4. Tap Block this Caller, as shown below.

    Blocking a phone number on your iPhone

  5. A confirmation message will appear asking you if you’re sure you want to block the phone number. Tap Block Contact.

You’ve successfully blocked the phone number from calling your iPhone. If you ever change your mind and decide to accept calls from the phone number again, you can unblock the phone number on your iPhone.

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