How to block an annoying contact on iPhone? How do I know if my number is blocked? How to bypass number blocking in iOS? We will answer all questions in this material.
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Blocking incoming calls in iOS
With the advent of iOS 7 (the Blacklist function has successfully migrated to subsequent versions of iOS), every iPhone owner has the opportunity to add the phone number of an annoying contact to the “blacklist” without using any tweaks or dances with a tambourine. Incoming calls and messages from a blocked contact will no longer bother you. If not everyone, then many were waiting for this feature.
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Via SMS
If a subscriber bothers you with messages or constantly sends spam, you can easily block him.
It's very easy to do this:
- Select the application called “Messages”;
- Now you need to open a correspondence with the subscriber you want to block and add to the blacklist;
- At the top, to the right of the number, you can see the “Details” link, click on it;
- Now click on the icon with the letter i;
- Go to the very bottom of the page and block the subscriber by clicking on the appropriate button.
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How to block an unwanted contact on iPhone (blacklist)?
1. Open the Phone application, go to the Recent or Contacts tab.
2. Select the contact you are interested in and open information about it.
3. Scroll down the list and tap “Block caller” → “Block contact”.
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How to view the black list on iPhone
In order to view the list of all blocked contacts, you need to open the “Settings” application, go to the “Phone” section and select the “Call blocking and identification” menu.
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What applications allow you to create a blacklist?
An iPhone user may have a logical question: why do we need applications for creating blacklists at all, if you can get rid of unwanted calls using the built-in functions of the iPhone? The fact is that third-party software offers gadget owners incomparably greater capabilities than the integrated tool from Apple.
The most famous application for creating blacklists is iBlackList . Previously, this program was only available in Cydia and was intended only for jailbroken iPhones. Now the iBlackList is distributed through the official AppStore. You can buy it on this page, but the price is steep - 379 rubles.
The application has a 10-day free period, which will be enough for the user to become familiar with the capabilities, advantages and disadvantages of this utility.
Creating black and white lists is just one of the functions of the iBlackList . The owner of the gadget is also able to:
- View the history of blocked calls and messages (if necessary, this list can be quickly exported).
- Create multiple profiles with different blacklist settings.
- Activate the parental control feature, which involves blocking outgoing calls to unknown numbers.
- Set a password to launch the application so that another person cannot change the settings.
The creators of iBlackList have put a lot of effort into ensuring that the application user has the opportunity to reliably hide the fact that the number of an intrusive subscriber has been added to the black list. For example, in addition to the real password, the owner of the gadget can also set a “fake” one for launch. If the annoying interlocutor suspects that his number is blocked and asks to see the blacklist settings, the user should enter a false password and show an empty Black List (which is actually a fake).
The owner of an iPhone has the opportunity to completely hide the iBlackList application icon - in this case, you will have to call the black list through the dialer buttons.
There are other applications that block calls - for example, Black Phone , Call Control , Calls Blacklist - however, the functionality of each of them is disproportionately poorer than that of iBlackList .
How to remove a contact from the blacklist on iPhone
In the same menu, by clicking the “Edit” button or swiping from right to left, you can remove contacts from the “black” list.
Here, through the “Block Contact” menu, you can quickly add new contacts from your address book to the “black” list.
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From the phone book
To add a subscriber to the blacklist from the phone book on your iPhone, you need to follow these steps:
- As in the previous method, you need to select the “Phone” application;
- After that, find the contact you want to add to the blacklist and click on it;
- After that, scroll to the very bottom of the page, find the subscriber blocking button and click on it.
How to set up a blacklist in FaceTime on iPhone
To view blocked contacts from FaceTime, go to Settings → FaceTime → Blocked.
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Afterword
Of course, questions about how to view blocked numbers on an iPhone are not limited to such solutions. Now in the same AppStore you can find a lot of additional applications and tools for performing any actions of the type described above.
However, this material was devoted exclusively to the capabilities of the iOS operating system. By the way, don't ignore updates. If you have the opportunity, it is better to update it to version 13.4, which is the latest one today. There are practically no global changes, but what is definitely fixed are hidden bugs, due to which the smartphone could sometimes not work entirely correctly.
What happens if you call a blocked number?
If you call an iPhone in which your number is on the “black list,” you will hear a long beep that immediately turns into intermittent beeps, simulating that the phone is busy with an outgoing call, or a long beep that goes into voicemail (if this service is used ). The iPhone on which the subscriber is blocked will not display anything.
But this does not exclude the fact that the phone may simply be turned off or call forwarding may be configured. To exclude this fact, just call the subscriber from another number or hide your own number.
You can consider yourself lucky if the subscriber who blocked you uses iMessage. It is enough to send him a message through Apple’s proprietary service and if the message shows the status “Delivered”, but you cannot reach him by phone, then know that you are on the “black list”.
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Programs for blocking numbers
Previously, before the release of iOS 7, there was no ability to block subscribers, so various applications were popular in the Apple Store that allowed you to do this in a few clicks. But even now some of them are popular. One such utility is BlackList.
BlackList
Using this program, you can create specific lists of subscribers that will be automatically blocked by the system when an incoming call or message arrives. There is also the ability to synchronize and transfer data from databases, for example, if you have already used it somewhere before and want to transfer it to your iPhone.
All you need is:
- Go to “Settings” of your iPhone, go to the “Phone” tab;
- Next, click on “Block.” and identification call" and check the box next to the program. This action grants access to the application;
- Next, go to BlackList and activate both items, as in our screenshot. This completes the setup procedure;
- If you need to transfer a previously created blacklist database, you will need to purchase the PRO version of the program.
WhoCalls
This is the official application from Kaspersky. For those who don’t know, Kaspersky products are aimed at protecting information and user privacy, and they recently added a separate tool that allows you to automatically block unwanted numbers.
The essence of the program is quite simple: users initially independently enter numbers into the program list that they consider undesirable. The company’s servers search for duplicates, and if certain numbers are blocked by many, they are assigned a marker, for example, “Collectors”, “Lawyer Services”. As a rule, the information is reliable.
Thanks to such a huge and constantly updated database, in the future you will see this very marker on the screen of your phone when a call is made. You can also see it in calls, which is very convenient. For example, even if you missed a call from an unknown number, you can see who exactly called you if it is included in the database.
The main advantage of WhoCalls is its constantly updated database. Here, most likely, you will not see regular subscriber numbers, but you will be able to find out exactly which organization is calling you. At the moment, the system contains several dozen categories and this list is constantly updated. The app's ratings are not high, but the developers are trying to optimize their product.
To work with the program you need to do the following:
- Just like in the first case, download the application to your device;
- Go to “Settings”, click “Phone” and find “Block”. and identification call";
- Activate WhoCalls in the list and go to the application to update the database;
- As soon as the database is updated, you will be able to receive information about incoming calls.
Attention! You can also check an individual number at any time by simply going to the “Check” tab in the application and specifying a specific combination.
