How to Block Tel. Numbers on an iPhone iOS 7 and iOS 8

Here’s how to block a Tel. number on an iPhone running iOS 8 or iOS 7. Open up the Phone app, Select Recents at the bottom of the window to see a list of recent callers, Click the i next to the number you wish to block. 

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Scroll down to the bottom of the page and you’ll see the option to ‘Block this Caller’. Click it and confirm by selecting ‘Block Contact’.

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Block A Text Message Number

Go to the text App, scroll down to select the text number you wish to block. Then click Details from the top right.

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Click the i on the top right next to the number you wish to block. Scroll down to the bottom to ‘Block this Caller’. Click it and confirm.

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Unblock A Number

Say you have blocked a number by mistake To unblock a number Go to Settings, Then scroll down to Phone.

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You will see an entry called ‘Blocked‘. This shows you a list of blocked contacts, drag the contact you wish to unblock to the left, you’ll see the unblock option, tap it to unblock it.

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Miguel

I started this tech blog back in 2011 as a place to write down processes I took to fix my client systems and network. Now I write some tips and tricks to help others with the tech issues that one might encounter.

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