How to unblock messages on iPhone (Detailed Guide)

When you feel like someone is being a nuisance to you based on sending couple of text messages, the best way to shut the person is by blocking the person on your iPhone or android phone.

However, in some cases you may want to retrieve some of the text messages which you 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. 

how to unblock messages on iPhone

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 further will receive Sms text messages from the contact. So 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 a text message 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 the person happens to send a text message to you, it will not go through and get delivered to your phone.

Now if you happen to unblock the person’s number on your iPhone, still you won’t be able to to receive the blocked text messages unless you will ask the person to resend the text message once again to your number.

So what I’m trying to explain here is that once a text message is blocker that’s the final. 

Yoi won’t be able to receive the blocked text messages after you must have unblocked the message or the contact number. So all you have to do is to request thar the sender should resend the text message.

If the sender refuses, then that’s the final as you won’t be able to receive the blocked messages.

This is why it is commendable to be very sure before hitting on the button to block someone or 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 iphone, open the iPhone’s Phone app, tap on voicemail and scroll down until you see the Blocked Messages section at the bottom, and tap on it. Right there you’ll see all voicemails from blocked callers on your iPhone. 

Now this is an initial explanation as I will explain in details how to unblock voicemail messages on iphone. 

First, I want you to know that this doesn’t necessarily work on all network carriers as it is limited to very few from what I’ve 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. 

how to unblock messages on iPhone

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 for you to be able to block a text message on iPhone you will have to open the message first before blocking it. However, there is a work around if you don’t want the sender to know that you have opened the message. 

So what’s the workaround

If it is an iMessage and which you would 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 make sure Wi-Fi is disabled as well.

Now open the iMessage and tap on the photo icon or the contact.

How to block text messages on iPhone without opening it

On the next window tap on info and right there you will see block this caller. Now go ahead and tap on block this caller, and by doing so you have blocked the contact on your iPhone.

This means the person or the 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 a blocked messages on your iPhone unless the sender choose to resend the messages once again to your number.

How to see unblocked messages on iPhone

Kindly note that you cannot see unblocked messages on iPhone as there won’t be any. Once you blocked someone on your iPhone all text messages sent by the person to you will automatically be blocked.

On iPhone and also on android phone, there’s no folder or pathway for blocked text messages to be stored. So even if you go ahead to unblock the contact or the message contact, still you won’t be able to receive all the blocked messages from the contact.

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. 

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