Whether it’s someone you know, someone you don’t, or someone you’d like to forget, unwanted text messages can be a drag. Follow along for how to block texts on iPhone.
Just like with email, it can be easy to get in the habit of deleting text messages from unwanted senders instead of unsubscribing blocking them. However, it doesn’t take more than a few seconds to prevent future headaches and wasted time.
Note that once you block texts from a certain number, it will also block regular calls and FaceTime calls too. Below we’ll look at how to block text messages on iPhone in iOS 14 and 13 as well as iOS 12 since the process has changed over the years.
- Tap on a message from a number you’d like to block in the Messages app
- Tap the contact icon just above the number at the top
- Choose near the top
- In iOS 13 tap the to the right of the number, in iOS 14 tap again
- Toward the bottom of your screen tap
Here’s how this looks in iOS 13:
and iOS 14:
- On your iPhone, head to
- Swipe down and tap
- Swipe down again and choose
- You’ll see the full list of numbers you’ve blocked (includes texts and calls)
- Tap Editin the top right corner to unblock a number by removing it, tap when finished
- Tap on a message from a number you’d like to block in the Messages app
- Tap the
in the top right corner - Tap the arrow to the right of the phone number
- Tap at the bottom
- Open
- Swipe down and tap on
- Swipe down and tap on
- Tap in the top right corner and remove any numbers you’d like to unblock
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Author: Michael Potuck.
Source: 9TO5Mac
