How to Unblock a Number on iPhone – Guide

Maybe you block all incoming calls and spam messages. Maybe you don’t want messages from a certain friend with a questionable sense of humor appearing on your screen while you’re at work. Or maybe you just went through a breakup that was so searing that the idea of your old flame contacting you is too much to handle. The good news is that blocking a contact only takes a few seconds. The best news is that blocking a number is not permanent. So if you change your mind, you can unlock them. In fact, it’s even easier to unblock a number than it is to block it in the first place. A blocked iPhone contact cannot call you. ..

If you want to avoid receiving calls from someone who’s been blocked on your iPhone, there are a few things you can do. First, if the caller is calling from a number that’s been blocked on your iPhone, your phone will immediately forward the call to voicemail. However, your iPhone won’t notify you that you have a new message. Instead, the blocked caller’s voicemail will lurk there unheard (and unwanted) until you go to your voicemail, see it there, and unceremoniously delete it. If the caller is calling from an unknown number or if they’re calling from a number that isn’t blocked on your iPhone but you don’t want them to be able to leave a voicemail, you can choose to turn off voicemail for unknown numbers in Settings > Phone > Voicemail. This will prevent any unknown callers from leaving voicemails for you. ..

How to Unblock a number on iPhone

  1. Open the Settings app and tap on the three lines in the top left corner of the screen.
  2. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and select “Phone numbers.”
  3. Scroll to the bottom of the list and select “Unblock contact.”

On an iPad, which does not use the Phone app, tap Settings > FaceTime.

On older OS versions, you can tap Call Blocking & Caller ID to block calls and see the caller’s ID. ..

Unblock a contact in your blocked contacts list by swiping from right to left on the number and tapping Unblock.

Final note

If you’re having trouble unblocking a number on your iPhone, this guide can help. ..