How to block a contact on iPhone

It is very likely that you have countless contacts saved in your iPhone's calendar, but it is also possible that there is one or more of one you do not want to continue receiving calls or messages. If you are looking for a way to silence that contact in question and prevent that person can continue to maintain a communication via telephone with you, you just have to implement the steps that we indicate in this article. We show you how to block a contact on iPhone, even when you do not have that number stored on your mobile device. Take note!

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If you choose the option to block a contact on iPhone, it means that from that moment you will no longer receive calls, SMS, iMessage or Facetime calls from the person in question. There are different ways to perform the blocking of a phone number on your iOS device; pay attention to the following steps to discover them.

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The first option is to block a contact from the agenda of your iPhone. The first step will be to access the "Phone" functionality from the home screen, go to the "Contacts" tab, swipe the screen to search for the contact in question, click on it and select the last option that appears: "Block this contact" . As you will see, a window will appear in which you will have to press again on "Block contact" to confirm your decision.

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Although the previous form is the most direct, you can also block a contact on iPhone by following another procedure. In this case, you must first access "Settings", so click on that kind of gray gear wheel that appears on the home screen. If you can not find it, you can also slide the screen down and write "settings" in the search bar that appears at the top.

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Once inside "Settings", slide the screen down until you find the options "Phone", "Messages" or "Facetime". Click on any of them and when you have accessed one, select the option "Contacts blocked" from the list .

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You will see that a screen automatically appears in which the option "Add new ..." is indicated . Press it to open the list of contacts in your calendar and you can choose the phone number of the person or persons you want to block. As simple as that! Now you will not receive more calls or unwanted or annoying messages for you.

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But, what if you need to block a phone number that you have not saved in your phone book and that recently called you? For this case, there is also a solution. You only have to access the "Phone" functionality, locate the recent calls screen and, once there, click on the "i" in a blue circle that appears next to the phone number. Lower the screen and press the "Block this contact" option, problem solved. "

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In the event that you do not want that person to be able to sign up through WhatsApp, you will have to follow the steps indicated in the article How to block a WhatsApp phone on the iPhone.