Block contacts on Apple iPhone XR
Block a phone number on Apple iPhone XR
Whether you receive advertising calls or unwanted text messages, or want to stop receiving calls from a known contact, you can easily do it from your Apple iPhone XR.
Your iPhone XR has the possibility of blocking incoming calls from the phone numbers you choose, you just have to mark them as blocked.
In this guide you will learn how to block contacts or phone numbers so that you never receive their calls or text messages again.
If, on the other hand, you have blocked a contact on your Apple iPhone XR and you want to unblock it, you will also learn how to do it through this guide in a few steps and without having to install any application.
Table of Contents:
- Block a phone number on Apple iPhone XR
- Block unknown and private numbers
- User questions and problems
Estimated time: 2 minutes.
This guide has a total of 5 steps.
1- First step:
To block or mark a phone number or telephone contact as spam on the iPhone XR, the first thing we will do is access the calling application, normally the icon is usually located in the fixed application bar at the bottom of the screen. This is the icon of an old telephone on a green background.
2- Second step:
You can block a phone number even if it is not saved as a contact, or if you prefer, save that number in your contacts and later block it.
Look for the phone number in the “Recent” or “Contacts” section, click on the information icon to the right of the phone number or contact to see the available options.
3- Third step:
Within the details of the phone number or contact saved on the iPhone XR, scroll down to the bottom until you find the “Block this caller” button.
Press to block the phone number or contact.
4- Fourth step:
A confirmation message will appear to avoid blocking or marking as spam a phone number on your iPhone XR by mistake.
Press “Block Contact” to finish.
5- Fourth step:
If you want to unblock the phone number or contact, click on “Unblock this caller”, remember that it will be unlocked not only on this iPhone XR but on all the devices linked to your iCloud account.
A tip: you can create a contact called “Spam” or “Unwanted” and add all the phone numbers you want to block.
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