What happens when you block a number on iphone and they text you

You can block people if you don’t want to get calls, texts, emails from them so that you can avoid unwanted calls or texts. You can block contacts or numbers through the Messages, FaceTime, Mail, and Phone apps. When you block someone in one app, he or she will be blocked across the board.

Regarding the blocking feature, a lot of users have usually these two questions:

1. What actually happens when a number is blocked? For example, what will happen when a blocked person tries to call or text you?
2. Will the blocked person know that he or she is blocked? For example, will they get a “your number has been blocked” message?

In this article, we will try to answer these questions.

If you block a contact, what will happen?

1. If the contact or number you blocked sends you a text message, you will not receive it. These text messages will go nowhere.
2. If the blocked number or contact calls you, the call will be silenced. You won’t get a notification. However, the blocked contact can leave a voicemail. The thing is that you will also not get a voicemail notification. The voicemail will not appear with other regular voicemails, instead, it will be put in a separate folder called “Blocked Messages, under Deleted Messages. If you want to see the voicemail, open the Phone app, tap Voicemail, and scroll down. And tap Blocked Messages if you want to listen to these voicemails.
3. If the blocked contact uses Facetime to call you (video and audio), again, you will not get a notification.
4. If you want, or need to, you can call your blocked contacts without unblocking them. They will receive your calls. You can also send them messages.

If you are blocked, what will happen?

1. There is no way for you to know if you are blocked.
2. If you call the person who blocked you, your call will be sent straight to your voicemail. This is the only clue for you that may indicate you have been blocked. But this may also mean that Do Not Disturb is turned on.
3. Your text messages will not be delivered.
4. If you facetime the person who blocked you, the call will ring without an answer. The other person will not know anything.

Other notes

• The blocked contact or number can still contact you through third-party messaging apps such as WhatsApp, Instagram, or Telegram. However, these third-party apps also offer contact blocking features.
• As stated above, the block does not go both ways and goes one way. You should be able to text and call the numbers you have blocked.
• If you are getting too many sales calls, you may also want to add your number to the National Do Not Call Registry.

See also:

• iPhone: How To Block “No Caller ID” Calls
• Visual Voicemail is Currently Unavailable, How to Fix
• Voicemails are Delayed? How to Fix
• Voicemail Not Working On iPhone? Fix
• How To Delete Voicemails On Your iPhone
• iPhone Says Voicemail Is Full But It Is Not, Fix

You can easily block phone numbers on your iPhone or iPad if you do not want to get calls or texts from those numbers. For example, you may want to block the same telemarketers that keep calling you, or there may be someone in your life you never want to contact again. Blocking enables you to take control and decide who can contact you. Sometimes, however, you may wonder if you can call or text the people you blocked. You may further wonder if you would need to unblock them before sending a text, iMessage or placing a call. In this article, I provide answers to these questions.

When a blocked number texts you, you won’t receive the message. However, you can still text the number, and the other person will receive the message. If they decide to respond to your text, you won’t get the reply. The reply won’t be delivered so long as the number is blocked. However, if you are sending an iMessage, your message won’t say Delivered or Read, as it would normally, because the Message app won’t get anything back to confirm the delivery or read receipt from the other party. You will still be able to send the message as an iMessage, so the message will have a blue bubble instead of green one if you are texting an Apple device.

Can you call a blocked number?

A blocked number can call you and leave you a voicemail, but your phone won’t ring, and you won’t receive any notifications; you won’t know about the call until you check your voicemail. When the blocked person calls, they won’t know that they are blocked. You can still call your blocked contacts. Their phone will ring as it normally would. It won’t go straight to voicemail. If they answer the phone, you can talk normally. You do not have to unblock them first to call a blocked contact.

How to block or unblock a number or contact

As I explained above, the blocking feature only blocks incoming calls or texts. Your outgoing calls or texts won’t be affected.

Your iPhone or iPad makes it very easy to block and unblock people or numbers. You can use the Phone, FaceTime or Messages apps. Just follow these steps:

• From the Phone app: Open the Phone app, tap Recents, then tap the Info button (i) next to the phone number or contact that you want to block. Tap Block this Caller.
• From FaceTime: Open the FaceTime app and tap the Info button (i) next to the phone number, contact, or email address that you want to block. Tap Block this Caller.
• From the Messages app: Open the Messages app, then open the conversation and tap the contact at the top of the conversation. Tap the blue info button (this one looks like a blue dot with a person icon inside). Tap Block this Caller.

If you want to unblock a number, simply repeat the same steps, but this time, tap Unblock this Caller. You can also manage your blocked list:

• Go to Settings > Phone and tap Blocked Contacts.
• Go to Settings > FaceTime, and under Calls, tap Blocked Contacts.
• Go to Settings > Messages, and under SMS/MMS, tap Blocked Contacts.

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