If someone is spamming you with unwanted messages or you do not want to recieve messages from a particular person, you can find below the steps to Block Someone in iMessage on iPhone.
How to Block Anyone in iMessage on iPhone
Before going ahead with the steps to block anyone in iMessage, you need to be aware that the Message blocking feature on iPhone works in a global way.
What this actually means is that once you block anyone on iMessage, the blocked person won’t be able to contact you using iMessage, SMS Text Message, Phone Call or by making a FaceTime call.
The Blocked Contact’s Name and Phone number will still show up in your Contacts List, which allows you to unblock the Phone Number, if you decide to do so.
1. Block Someone on iPhone Using Messages App
Follow the steps below to block anyone on iPhone using the Messages App.
1. Open Messages app and select the Message of the person that you want to block.
2. On the next screen, tap on Name or Number of this Contact.
3. On the next screen, tap on the Info tab.
4. On the next screen, scroll down and tap on Block this caller or Block Number option.
5. On the confirmation pop-up, select the Block option to confirm
The selected Contact will be immediately added to the Block List and won’t be able to send you Text Messages, make Calls or FaceTime you on iPhone.
The selected Contact will be immediately added to the Block List and won’t be able to send you Text Messages, make Calls or FaceTime you on iPhone.
2. Mute Conversations in Messages App on iPhone
If you do not want to go to the extent of blocking Text Messages from anyone on iPhone, you can Mute Conversations from this particular person in the Messages App.
Open Messages App > Swipe left on the Conversation that you want to Mute and tap on the Bell icon that becomes available.
Now, all Messages from this particular person will be muted and won’t be bothering or calling for your attention or response in any way.
At any time, you can unmute the Conversation by swiping-left on the conversation and selecting Show Alerts option.
3. Unblock Someone in iMessage on iPhone
If you change your decision or end up blocking anyone by mistake, you can unblock the person at any time on your device by following the steps below.
1. Go to Settings > Messages > scroll down and tap on Blocked Contacts.
2. On Blocked Contacts screen, tap on the Edit option located at top-right corner of the screen.
3. Next, tap on red minus “–” icon located next to the number that you want to unblock.
4. Tap on the Unblock button that appears and tap Done to save this change on your iPhone.
This will immediately remove the sender from Block List and you will be able to receive Calls, iMessages ,SMS Text Messages and FaceTime Calls from this person.