How To Block Text Messages On Iphone 5c

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This wikiHow teaches you how to prevent a contact from reaching you on your iPhone in case of harassment or for any other reason.

Steps

1

Open your iPhone's Settings . It's a gray app containing sprockets on your home screen.
2

Tap Phone . It's in the fifth section of the menu.
3
Tap Call Blocking & Identification . It's the second setting in the "Calls" section of the menu.
- A list of all the contacts and phone numbers you've previously blocked will appear.
4
Tap Block Contact . It's at the bottom of the screen.
- If your list of blocked callers extends beyond the screen, you'll have to scroll down.
5
Select a contact to block. Simply tap the name of the person you wish to block. The blocked contact will no longer be able to reach you on your iPhone by phone call, FaceTime, or Messages.
- Repeat the previous two steps for all contacts you wish to block.
- You can unblock contacts from this menu by tapping Edit in the upper-right corner of the screen and selecting them.

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Question

If I block someone on my phone, can they still receive my messages?

No.
Question

If I block a contact, can they still text or iMessage me?

Yes. However, when they do, the phone will mark them as blocked instead of their phone number. (If they are not in your contacts).
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If I block someone on my phone, will they know?

Kind of. If you block them, they won't be able to message you back. So where it says "Text Message" or "iMessage" and where you can type your message, in it will tell you, "You can't reply to this conversation"; that's how they can tell they're blocked. That person will not find out unless they try to get into contact with you.
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How do I block contacts from sending me emails on my iPhone?

You can't. Email always gets through. The only thing you can do is set up a rule to automatically delete messages from that blocked sender or divert them to a specific folder. They'll still arrive though.