THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF BOROUGHS

iPhone

Blocking a Number on an iPhone 7

02/14/2014

To add a contact to the block list in iOS 7 follow these instructions:

1. Navigate to Settings -> Phone (or Messages, or FaceTime) -> Blocked
2. Touch Add New…
3. Select the contact you wish to block from the list

To block a phone number that recently called your iPhone:

1. Navigate to Phone -> Recents
2. Touch the blue information circle (i) next to the phone number
3. Scroll to the bottom of the page and tap Block this Caller
4. Touch Block Contact

To block a phone number that recently messaged your iPhone:

1. Navigate to Messages
2. Select the message from the number you wish to block
3. Touch Contact in the upper right corner
4. Touch the blue information circle (i) next to the phone number
5. Scroll to the bottom of the page and tap Block this Caller
6. Touch Block Contact

To block a phone number that recently sent a FaceTime request to your iPhone:

1. Navigate to FaceTime -> Recents
2. Touch the blue information circle (i) next to the phone number
3. Scroll to the bottom of the page and tap Block this Caller
4. Touch Block Contact

To see what contacts, phone numbers and email addresses are currently on your block list navigate to Settings -> Phone -> Blocked. Individual entries can be selected and unblocked by tapping Edit in the upper right hand corner.