Do blocked numbers show up on call logs? Explained

This article gives you a well detailed insight if at all blocked numbers show up on call logs and this is applicable to iphone and android phone.

When you block someone on your mobile phone you have automatically restricted any means of the person reaching your number, and as well as you reaching the person’s phone number.

Now one of the question that bothers phone user if in any way one will see blocked numbers on a phone call log.

Do blocked numbers show up on call logs?

Blocked numbers will indeed show up on call logs if you have previously called or received calls from the blocked numbers prior to blocking the numbers on your mobile phone.

For example, a number or a contact named Charles called you on 1st and 5th of December 2021, which afterwards you blocked Charles number on your mobile phone. When you go to your phone call log you will see Charles number irrespective of the fact that you have already blocked the number on your mobile phone.

What you will see on the call log are the calls made on 1st and 5th of December.

Depending on the type of phone you are using, on the call you will see that Charles number will bear a blocked sign which indicates that this very number is blocked.

Do blocked numbers show up on call logs

The above picture shows you that indeed blocked numbers show up on call logs.

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Now listen, after you must have blocked the number on your mobile phone, you won’t see new calls logs for that very number because there won’t be any incoming call or outgoing call for the blocked number. After sometime the call log will completely vanish from your phone.

Do blocked calls show up on call log iphone?

Blocked calls will never show up on iphone call because the calls never went through as it was blocked automatically. Only successful calls will be shown on iphone call log and also on phone records.

If you block a number on your iPhone, you have automatically restricted any means the person will try to use reach you using the blocked phone number. Calls, sms text messages and FaceTime will be automatically restricted on both you and the number you blocked.

Now when someone you blocked on your iPhone dial your phone number, the call will automatically end or be redirected straight to the voicemail. From this there’s no way you will see the blocked call on your call log because it never went through as the call was automatically blocked.

Calls that will show up on your iPhone call log are succefull call.

Succefull calls are calls that went through which includes dialed calls, received calls and missed calls. Remember that missed calls are calls thar went through but never answered by the recipient.

No need asking do blocked calls show up on call log iphone cause definitely it won’t show up on iphone call log.

However, in the case of do blocked numbers show up on call logs, the blocked numbers will only show up for previous calls or old calls prior to the phone user blocking the numbers.

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Do blocked calls show up on call log android?

Blocked calls will never show up on android phone call log because the call was automatically blocked before it can reach recipient phone or line. That is to say as long as a blocked call never went through, it will never show up on android phone call log. 

Just like on iphone, what will show up on call log are succefull calls which are calls you made, received and the missed calls.

All these calls were successful because they all went through.

If you happen to see a contact you blocked on your phone show up on your call log, open the details of the call and you will find out that it was an old call or a previous call before you blocked the number. This which I used in explaining do blocked numbers show up on call logs.

Can you see if blocked numbers have called?

For the fact that blocked calls don’t show up on phone call log, there’s no way you can see if blocked numbers have called your number.

But in the real sense should you care if a blocked number tried to contact you, it doesn’t make any sense at all.

Now if the blocked numbers used another number to contact your line, then be rest assured that indeed the blocked numbers has tried to contact you using the blocked number.

The truth is there’s no way you can find out if at all a blocked number has tried to contact you other than when he or she used another phone number or means in reaching out to you.

How to hide blocked numbers from call log

The best way to hide blocked numbers from call log is by getting rid of the blocked numbers. There’s no way to hide a number from call log unless you tap on the delete button and get rid of the number from your call log. 

This is the only option you have.

To get rid of a blocked number from your phone call log, simply open the phone app and look for the blocked number.

When you have seen the blocked number, press hold on the number and immediately you will see a delete button. Go ahead and tap on the delete button and the blocked number will be deleted from your phone call log.

blocked numbers show up on call logs

As you have done that, the blocked number(s) will immediately get deleted from your phone call log. And this is the only way to hide blocked numbers from call log.

The above tips on how to hide blocked numbers from call log was made on a Samsung galaxy phone and this is applicable to any other mobile phone.

There we go and I do hope to have clear your mind on if blocked numbers show up on call logs on both iphone and android phone.

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I'm Amaechi Uchenna by name, a mobile tech enthusiast who love writing articles about tips and tutorials especially relating to gadgets.

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