How to Block Text Messages on iPhone

In previous articles, we've discussed the steps to block incoming calls on your iPhone, allowing you to manage who can contact you. Today we are featuring a new guide that focuses specifically on blocking text messages on your iPhone. This tutorial provides all the instructions needed to successfully block annoying spam and other intrusive text-based communications.

Unfortunately, the nuisance of unwanted communications on iPhones extends beyond calls. Many iPhone users have been troubled by a flurry of unsolicited text messages. These unsolicited texts range from pesky marketing messages to potentially dangerous scam texts that attempt to lure you to specific websites, with the intent of stealing your personal or financial information. There is a wide range of these annoying texts, each more irritating than the next. The widespread nature of these unwanted text messages on iPhones underscores the importance for users to know how to effectively block them.

To block these unwanted text messages on your iPhone, you can take different approaches. You can either block the sender number for every unwanted SMS or use the message filtering feature

How to block someone's text messages on iPhone?

If you receive a text message from someone you want to block, you need to open the message on your iPhone. Once the message is open, click the icon at the top with the sender's mobile number or name below.

Now click Info on the right side of the screen; you will now see another screen with the option to block this caller. Click on it, then select Block contact. This phone number will no longer be able to text you; it will also be blocked from making calls to your iPhone.

How to unblock a blocked contact on iPhone?

If you decide to allow the person you've blocked to send you messages, you can always unblock them on your iPhone.

To unblock a contact on the iPhone, you will need to select their number from your blocked contacts and unblock them. This can be done on your iPhone by going to Settings > Messages > Blocked Contacts.

You will then see a list of phone numbers and people that you have blocked from sending your text messages. To remove one of them from your blocked contacts list, select Edit; you will then see a red delete icon next to the phone numbers select this, and this number or contact will be removed from your blocked contact list, you will now be able to receive phone calls and messages from this phone number.

How do you filter all unwanted text messages on iPhone?

There is another option on the iPhone that will make sure you filter out all unwanted text messages and calls on your device. This can be done by filtering your messages so that you only receive text messages from people you know.

To do this, on your handset, go to Settings > Messages, then select the Filter unknown senders button. All messages from these senders will be placed in a separate list.

Links sent in these messages cannot be opened when this setting is enabled, you will need to add the number to your contacts before you can open the link.

How do you report spam messages on iPhone?

Apple has a useful feature that lets you report spam and unwanted text messages on the iPhone, this only works with Apple iMessage messages, it won't work with normal text messages.

To do this, select the message in Messages, then select Report as Junk, the message will be automatically deleted and reported to Apple as Junk.

We hope you find this guide on how to block unwanted text messages on iPhone useful and hope it helps you reduce spam. You can find more details about these features on Apple's website...