How to Block Someone Nuisance Calls and Messages on Your iPhone

Unwanted phone calls and messages can be a heavy burden and even a source of stress for many smartphone users today. Fortunately, Apple offers features in iOS 11 that can help you block boring calls and messages from the same number your phone reaches. In this article, we'll show you how to configure it.

Whether it's the news of a debt collector who's looking for the wrong person, a random number from a foreign country calling in the middle of the night, or just someone in your contacts who prefers not. I know I avoid the following steps should not be disturbed.


How do I block the last call on iOS 11?
Follow the steps below on your iPhone if the number you want to block is a new caller.

1 -Start the phone application.
2 -Tap Recents.




3 -Find the number you want to block in the list of missed or missed calls.
4 -Touch the information icon (the "i" in lowercase) to the right of the number.
5 -Scroll down the Caller ID screen and tap Block this person.



How to block a number that sends you a message

If you receive unsolicited messages from a specific number, we'll tell you how to prevent them from reaching your iPhone.

1 -Start the application News.
2 -If necessary, access the list of main messages and touch a message you received from the number you want to block.



3 -Touch the information icon (the lowercase letter "i") in the upper right corner of the message window.
4 -At the top of the Details screen, touch the contact's name or phone number.

5 -If necessary, scroll to the Caller ID screen and tap Block call.

How to block a number in FaceTime

If you have received a FaceTime call from a number that you want to block, follow these steps.
1 -Start the FaceTime application.
2 -Depending on the type of FaceTime call you received from the caller you want to lock, press the Video or Audio button.



3 -Find the unwanted call you received in the list and next tap the information icon (the enclosed "i" in lowercase).
4 -If necessary, scroll to the Caller ID screen and tap Block call.

To manage blocked contacts on the iPhone

Follow these steps to add or remove a contact from your blacklist.

1 -Start the configuration application.
2 -In the list, tap Phone.
3 -Touch Call barring and Identification.



4 -To remove a contact from your locked list, tap Edit in the upper-right corner of the screen, tap the red minus button
next to the contacts you want to delete and touch Done.
5 -To add a contact to your blocked list, tap Block contact ... and select the contact in your contacts list. Each number
in the selected contact card is added to your revocation list.
Note that you can also access and manage your locked contact list in Settings via Messaging / Locked and FaceTime / Locked.


Try a third-party blocking solution
If you are regularly inundated with spam from various numbers, consider one of the many third-party blocking solutions in the App Store: Many applications, such as Hiya and TrueCaller, use an Apple CallKit implementation to identify and block numbers. Suspicious before making your phone ring

After you install one of these applications, you can manage your call permissions at any time in the Settings app by tapping Phone and selecting Call barring and information.