While I was blocked, there was no way at all for her to know I'd called, and no notification to either her or me about the blocked voicemail. For me, I know I'm almost certainly blocked when I've tried the iMessage steps and then called, but their phone rings once and goes straight to voicemail.
While there can be many reasons a number gets blocked, sometimes emergencies happen and users need to contact someone who has previously blocked their number. This is a tough area, and we do not recommend using this tip unless it's a true emergency. There can be legal ramifications to contacting someone who has made it clear they do not want you to do so!
We strongly recommend respecting people's privacy, and we do not accept responsibility for users who act otherwise.
This will hide your phone number and allow the call to go through; it will show up as No Caller ID or similar message. This means that many users will still decline the call, but it at least hides your caller ID. Note that this still doesn't always work depending on carrier settings, but it's an option in an emergency. Now that you have a few helpful clues to check for in your texts and calls, you'll be able to tell with reasonable assurance whether your number has been blocked or not.
If this has happened to you, hopefully there's been a misunderstanding! However, if they did intend to block you and no longer want to be in contact, please respect their wishes and privacy. She's a former Associate Editor for iPhone Life magazine, and has written for the Iowa Source , as well as web content for education marketing.
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Open the contact info of someone you want to block and scroll to the bottom of the screen. There, you'll find a button to block them.
Tapping this button will prevent the person from being able to call you, send you text messages, or FaceTime you. You can also block people by finding their number in your lists of recent calls or text messages, and accessing their contact card from there. For a breakdown of how to do this in further detail, visit apple's support page here. Not particularly! They might just think your phone is perpetually dead. A few years ago, when a person tried to call you from a blocked number, they would hear a few rings and then get a busy signal.
Now, when a blocked user calls you, they are sent straight to your voicemail. We've tested this on an iPhone running iOS 11, with blocked calls coming from other iPhones, an Android phone, and a landline.
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