How To Block Calls On An iPhone 7 Plus: The Simple Guide

If you’ve installed a version of iOS 10 on your iPhone, you can block numbers without having to save them as a contact first. When you block a number, you stop receiving calls, FaceTime notifications, or texts from that number.

You can block numbers from Phone app, Messages app, or the FaceTime app.

Block A Number In The Phone App

1. Open the Phone app.
2. Tap the Recents icon  at the bottom of the screen. You’ll know you’re in the Recents tab when the icon turns blue.
3. Tap the blue i  next to the number you wish to block.
4. Scroll down and tap Block this Caller.
5. Tap Block Contact to block the number on your iPhone.

Block A Number In The Messages App

1. Open the Messages app.
2. Open the conversation from the number you wish to block.
3. In the upper right hand corner of your iPhone’s screen, tap the blue i .
4. At the top of the screen, tap on the number (make sure you don’t press the phone icon because that will call the number!)
5. At the bottom of the screen, tap Block this Caller.
6. Tap Block Contact to block the number on your iPhone.

Block A Number In The FaceTime App

1. Open the FaceTime app.
2. Tap the blue i  next to the number you want to block (you probably see the pattern by now!)
3. Scroll down and tap Block this Caller.
4. Tap Block Contact to block the number on your iPhone.

If you blocked a number by mistake, or if you repaired a relationship with someone who you blocked, you can unblock that number or contact and start receiving calls, texts, and FaceTime invitations from them once again.

1. Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
2. Scroll down and tap Phone.
3. Tap Blocked and you’ll see a list of blocked numbers and contacts appear on the screen.
4. Swipe right to left on the contact you wish to take off your list of blocked callers, then tap Unblock when the option appears.

It’s fairly simple to block a number on your iPhone if that number is already saved as a contact. When you block a contact, you stop receiving phone calls, messages, or FaceTime invitations from the number you blocked.

There are two ways to block a contact on your iPhone:

Block A Contact In The Phone App

1. Open the Phone app.
2. At the bottom of the screen, tap the Contacts  icon. You’ll know your in the Contacts tab when the icon turns blue.
3. Tap the contact you wish to block.
4. Use your finger to scroll down and tap Block this Caller.

Block A Contact In The Settings App

1. Open the Settings app.
2. Use your finger to scroll down and tap Phone.
3. Tap Call Blocking & Identification.
4. Tap Block Contact…
5. Scroll or search for the name of the contact you want to block, then tap the contact to add them to your list of blocked contacts.