How do block a number on an iphone

I even blocked a local car dealership that started calling me once a week to double-check on a car I no longer own, despite repeatedly telling them as much. Now those calls never come through.

Here's how you can get rid of unwanted calls and messages once and for all. Take a look at the video at the top of the article for a step-by-step guide for blocking callers and contacts on your iPhone. The process of blocking someone can be done in four different apps, with each one following similar steps.

You won't need to go through the process multiple times to block the same number or email from all of the apps. Block someone in one app, and they're blocked in the four apps listed below. It only takes a couple of taps to block a phone number, email address or contact from getting hold of you. If you don't use Apple's Mail app, but instead use Gmail or Outlook, blocking someone in Mail won't have an impact on their messages showing up in your inbox.

When someone is blocked in FaceTime, Messages or the Phone app, incoming calls will go directly to voicemail. They can even leave you a message that will silently show up in the Voicemail section of the Phone app, but hidden in a Blocked Messages section. Messages or FaceTime calls won't show up on your Apple devices, and the person you blocked won't receive an alert or be any the wiser.

Swipe left on the contact's name. Tap Unblock. Report a contact Open the chat with the user you wish to report. Tap the contact name, then tap Report Contact. Tap Report And Block. You can also choose to report an account by long pressing a single message. Long press an individual message and open the context menu and hit Report.

A confirmation notification will be displayed before sending the report. You can also block and report the user. Report a view once photo or video Open the view once photo or video. Messages that are sent or received won't be delivered. Also, the contact won't get a notification that the call or message was blocked.

When you block an email address from Mail, it goes to the trash folder. Email blocking works across all your Apple devices. You can also enable settings to block spam phone calls. Manage your blocked phone numbers, contacts, and emails To see the phone numbers, contacts, and email addresses that you've blocked from Phone, FaceTime, Messages, or Mail:.

Filter messages from unknown senders You can filter messages from people who aren't saved in your Contacts. In Messages, tap Filters, then tap Unknown Senders. You won't get notifications for these messages. Report spam or junk in the Messages app You can report iMessages that look like spam or junk from the Messages app. If you get an iMessage from someone who's not saved in your Contacts, you'll see a Report Junk link under the message. Messages will forward the sender's information and the message to Apple, as well as delete the message from your device.

You can't undo deleting a message.