How to block text messages on your iPhone and filter out messages from unknown senders
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You can block text messages on your iPhone from any number that you don't want sending you messages.
Blocked numbers will still be able to text you on their end, but you won't receive their messages.
You can also filter out messages from unknown senders to limit spam texts.
Your iPhone allows you to block text messages from any number on your device in a few simple steps. You can block contacts already stored in your phone or unknown numbers not stored on your device.
When blocked, the owner of that phone number won't be able to successfully text or call you, and they won't be informed that they've been blocked.
Here's how to block messages on your iPhone.
How to block text messages on your iPhone
1. Open the Messages app on your iPhone.
2. Open the text message from the number or contact you wish you block.
3. Tap the number or contact at the top of the message, then click the small info button.
Tap the "i" icon. Jennifer Still/Insider
4. On the Details screen, tap the right facing arrow next to the name, phone number, or address which texted you.
Next, tap the arrow. Jennifer Still/Insider
5. Tap Block this Caller.
Tap "Block this Caller" to stop receiving messages and calls from this number. Jennifer Still/Insider
6. From the pop-up that appears, tap Block Contact again to confirm.
Tap "Block Contact." Jennifer Still/Insider
How to unblock a number on your iPhone
1. Open the Settings app from your iPhone's home screen, then tap Messages.
2. Tap Blocked Contacts under the SMS/MMS section.
All of the numbers and contact you've blocked will be in this tab. Jennifer Still/Insider
3. You can remove a contact or number from the blocked list by swiping left, then tapping Unblock.
How to filter messages from unknown senders
1. Open Settings and then tap Messages.
2. Scroll down and tap on Unknown & Spam.
Tap on Unknown & Spam under the Message Filtering heading. Kyle Wilson/Insider
3. Enable Filter Unknown Senders.
Turn on the toggle. Kyle Wilson/InsiderJennifer StillJennifer is a writer and editor from Brooklyn, New York, who spends her time traveling, drinking iced coffee, and watching way too much TV. She has bylines in Vanity Fair, Glamour, Decider, Mic, and many more. You can find her on Twitter at @jenniferlstill. Read more Read less Kyle WilsonKyle Wilson is an editor for the Reference team, based in British Columbia, Canada. Outside of Insider, his work has also appeared in publications like The Verge, VICE, Kotaku, and more. He periodically guest co-hosts the Saturday tech show "Tech Talk" on the iHeartRadio station C-FAX 1070.Feel free to reach out to him on Twitter, where he can be found most of the time, @KWilsonMG. Read more Read less
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