How to block an unwanted phone number?

Surely this has happened to you before, you gave your phone number to someone else and later regretted it. You may be constantly receiving calls, messages or even video calls. How to get rid of these callers? The best option is probably to block the phone number on your iPhone. Here are the steps to follow to block a number on mobile.

Blocking a phone number in iOS means that the caller can no longer reach you through that channel i.e. through calls, messages or video calls. Then each time the person tries to call you, they will receive a busy signal.

Blocking a phone number on an iPhone is actually quite simple. There are several different methods, but they all lead to a similar result: Some numbers will no longer be able to reach you or even send you SMS.

The first method is to save the unwanted number in the device contacts. If you have already done so, go to "Settings" and select the "Phone" option. In this submenu, go to "Calls" and go to blocks and add the unwanted number there.

There you will also find a list of your contacts and you can easily search for a specific number. Just click on the name and it will be blocked. You will no longer receive any text messages and calls will go directly to voicemail.

But there is another way to block a number on iPhone. When you go to calls, you can go to call history and click on the "i" icon next to a name. If you then go to the "About" page, you can "Block the caller". This number will then be placed on a blacklist and it will no longer be able to reach you by phone or SMS.

By the way, the same goes for the Message app: go to a conversation, click Options and the 'i' icon next to the name, and block the person from there.

There is another great option to block unknown callers through iMessage. This way you will no longer see messages from unknown numbers. To configure this function, go to "Settings", then to "Messages", where you can "Filter strangers". However, note here that this only applies to messages in iMessage between different iOS devices, not just text messages.

How to block a phone number on Android?

IPhones offer a simple option to block callers based on their phone number. It's just as easy to block unknown numbers on iPhone. You certainly don't want to receive unsolicited calls without caller ID. To block these numbers, however, we have to take a little detour. There is a fairly simple mechanical way to block unwanted calls on iPhones.

Block strangers with the "Do Not Disturb" feature.

IPhones' “Do Not Disturb” feature is already incredibly handy. When you want to focus on something and don't want to be distracted by your smartphone all the time you get a notification, message, or call. This function can be activated automatically at a certain time or opened manually. Here is how you can use this feature to block unwanted calls.

Go to the "Settings" of your iPhone and go to the "Do not disturb" function. Turn on the switch next to "Manual".
Now click on "Allow calls". This function is normally set to "Favorites", but we will change it here to "All contacts" so that we can also receive calls from other friends.
Unknown callers are blocked on iPhones
Now go back once and set the "Mute" function to "Always". You can now ignore all stranger calls, even if you are using the smartphone and the screen is on.

That's all. Now that you have turned on Do Not Disturb mode, you will no longer be disturbed by strange callers. You can easily continue working and no one will bother you if they are not in your contacts. Finally, no more spam calls, enjoy!

How to unblock a phone number on an iPhone again?

Or maybe you want to start receiving calls, texts, or calls from someone you previously blocked. Just like phone number blocking, unblocking blocked contacts on iPhone is easy. There are two easy ways to remove a phone number from your blacklist so that it can call or text you again.

Go to “Settings” and go to the “Phone” sub-heading. Now go to "Blocked calls and identifiers". Here you will find their blacklist of blocked contacts and numbers. Here click on 'Edit' at the top right and you will find an unblock icon to the left of the names. Just click on the red button and you will have another button to unlock to confirm the action.
If you want to unlock a phone number on your iPhone that you can still find in recent calls in the Phone app, you can also click the blue icon to the right of the name and then click "Unlock this caller" at the very bottom. .