When you feel like someone is being a nuisance by sending a couple of text messages, the best way to stop them is by blocking them on your iPhone or Android phone.
However, in some cases, you may want to retrieve some of the messages from someone you’ve blocked.
This leads us to the question of the day.
How to unblock messages on iPhone
To unblock messages on iPhone, simply open the message app and locate the conversation. Open the conversation and tap on the contact profile which will show the contact info, now tap on unblock this caller and you are good to go.
Now let me explain in details how to unblock someone on iphone messages.
To do so;
1. Open The Message App: Opening the message app is the first and foremost things to do, so go ahead and open it. After you must have done that, locate the conversation or the previous text message you received from the sender or the contact itself.
2. Unblock the message: Tap on the persons profile Pic that has the person’s name, and you will see where it states info especially if you iPhone is on ios 15.
Once it opens the contact info, right on the screen you will see where it states unblock the caller, so you just go ahead and tap on it.
Once you have done that, you have unblocked the contact on your iPhone and will further receive SMS text messages from the contact.
This is how to unblock messages on iPhone.
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Receiving blocked messages after unblocking
People usually get confused when it comes to blocking text messages or a particular number on their cell phone. They usually think that after unblocking the person, they will still receive the blocked text messages, but that is not possible.
When you block someone on your iPhone and they send a text message, it will not be delivered to your phone.
If you unblock the person, you will not receive the blocked text messages; you must ask them to resend the message.
So what I’m trying to explain is that once a text message is blocked, that’s final.
You won’t be able to receive the blocked text messages until you unblock the message or the contact number. All you have to do is to request that the sender should resend the text message.
If the sender refuses, that’s final; you won’t be able to receive the blocked messages. This is why it’s commendable to be sure before blocking someone or a contact on your iPhone.
So if you are looking for how to unblock someone on iphone message, all you have to do is to open the message app and locate the conversation.
Open the conversation and tap on the contact profile which will show the contact info, now tap on unblock this caller and you are good to go.
How to unblock voicemail messages on iphone
To unblock voicemail messages on an iPhone, open the Phone app, tap Voicemail, and scroll down to the Blocked Messages section. There, you will see all voicemails from blocked callers.
Now, this is an initial explanation; I will explain in detail how to unblock voicemail messages on an iPhone.
First, I want you to know that this does not necessarily work on all network carriers, as it is limited to very few, from what I have seen so far.
- Open the phone app on your iPhone.
- Once you opened the phone app, you will see voicemail button.
- Kindly click on the Voicemail button which is located at the bottom-right corner of your screen.
- Scroll down until you see the Blocked Messages section on your iPhone, and once you’ve seen it, click on it.
- However, if you do not see Blocked Messages, this literally means that you haven’t received any voicemails from blocked numbers on your iPhone.
- But if do see blocked messages you’ll see all the voicemails that blocked callers have left on your iPhone.
- So go ahead and click on the message to see a transcription, although this doesn’t work with every message on your iPhone.
- You can also listen to the message if you want to, or delete the message.
And that’s it on how to unblock voicemail messages on iphone.
How to block a text message on iPhone
To block a text message on on iPhone open the message app and locate the contact and open the contact info, right below tap on block this caller button to block the contact on your iPhone.
Below is a step by step guide to block a text message on iPhone;
- Open the message app on your iPhone.
- Find the said text message and open it.
- Look at the top and tap on the message number or name along with a photo icon.
- You will see where it states info, go ahead and tap on info.
- Right on the next screen look at the bottom and you will see block this caller button.
- Tap on block this caller and that’s the end.
Once you have done that you will no longer be able to receive text messages from the number or your contact.
How to block text messages on iPhone without opening it
So far, to block a text message on iPhone, you have to open the message first. However, there is a workaround if you don’t want the sender to know that you opened the message.
So what’s the workaround
If it is an iMessage and you want the sender to know that you have opened and read the received iMessage on your iPhone, simply enable airplane mode on your phone and ensure Wi-Fi is also disabled.
Now open the iMessage and tap the photo icon or the contact.
On the next window, tap on Info, and you will see block this caller. Now go ahead and tap “Block this caller,” and by doing so, you have blocked the contact on your iPhone.
This means the person or contact won’t be able to send SMS text messages and iMessages to your number, as it will be automatically blocked.
Remember, you cannot receive blocked messages on your iPhone unless the sender chooses to resend the message to your number.
How to see unblocked messages on iPhone
Kindly note that you cannot see blocked messages on an iPhone, as there will be none. Once you block someone on your iPhone, all text messages sent by that person will be automatically blocked.
On iPhones and Android phones, there is no folder or pathway where blocked text messages are stored. Therefore, even if you unblock the contact, you will not receive any previously blocked messages.
Just like I said earlier on, all you have to do is to request from the sender to resend the block text messages back to your phone.
How to unblock text messages on iPhone? Simply open the message app and locate the conversation. Open the conversation and tap on the contact profile which will show the contact info, now tap on unblock this caller and you are good to go.
This is all I have to explain in the question of the day on how to unblock messages on iPhone.
