By Lydia | Last Updated
Spam text messages can be an annoying disruption to your day. Whether it’s random offers, fake promotions, they just clutter up your inbox and waste your time. Luckily, there’re plenty of ways to block spam texts on iPhone. Let’s get started!.
The simplest way to directly block text messages on iPhone is through the message thread. Here’s how:
Step 1: Open the Messages app on your iPhone.
Step 2: Enter into the spam message from the sender you want to block.
Step 3: Tap on the contact name or phone number at the top of the screen to enter details page.
Step 4: Then choose info. Tap on Block Caller option.
Step 5: In the prompt window, tap on "Block Contact" to confirm the action.
This method blocks the specific phone number, so you won’t receive text messages from that sender anymore. And The sender won't know he's being blocked.
If you feel that receiving too many messages from unknown senders is making your primary inbox cluttered, iOS has a built-in feature called "Filter Unknown Senders" to help you automatically sorts messages from people who aren't saved in your contacts into a separate tab.
Step 1: Go to iPhone Settings, then scroll down to find and tap on Apps > Messages.
Step 2: Under the Message Filtering section, toggle the Filter Unknown Senders switch on.
Step 3: Back to iPhone Messages app, tap on Filters > Unknown Senders.
All Spam and other messages from unknown contacts will be placed in this section, as shown below:
Notes: It’s noted that even if these messages can be automatically filtered, you will still receive a notification for them. If you only want to silence the notification for unknown calls, you can enable iPhone Silence Unknown Callers option.
Most mobile carriers offer features to report spam text messages. This helps not only to stop the spammer from reaching you, but also assists in preventing further spam from reaching others.
Step 1: Go to iPhone Messages app, swipe left the unopened spam message, tap on the delete icon.
Step 2: If you’ve opened the messages from the unknown senders, just click on Report Junk link at the message bottom.
Step 3: Then select Delete and Report Junk from the menu.
If you’ve missed some important messages and want to check whether they were accidentally blocked or filtered, there are a few steps you can take to locate these spam messages and manage them:
Step 1: Open Settings app on iPhone, and then go to Apps > Messages.
Step 2: Tap on “Junk”, you can see all blocked spam messages here.
Step 3: To recover them, just tap on the conversation, and select Restore iMessages > Restore.
iPhone allows you to view and manage blocked contacts list directly through the settings by following these steps:
Step 1: Go to iPhone Settings app, and then navigate to Apps > Messages.
Step 2: Tap on the Blocked Contacts, then you can view the iPhone list of blocked numbers.
Step 3: To delete contacts from Message block list on iPhone, swipe left the number from the list, select Unblock. Or tap on Edit, and then tap on the Minus delete sign, then depress Unblock > Done.
Step 4: To add more contacts to the block list on iPhone, tap on Add New option.
And then select the contacts to block:
Q1: What happens when I block a number on iPhone?
When you block a number on your iPhone, that number can no longer send you text messages, make calls, or FaceTime you. The blocked person won’t be notified that they’ve been blocked, but their messages won’t reach you.
Q2: How do I block a number if I don’t have a conversation with them yet?
Steps: You should add it to your Contacts list first. Then go to Settings > Phone > Blocked Contacts. Tap Add New and choose the number from your contact list or recent calls to block.
Q3: Why can't I see the "Report Junk" option?
The Report Junk option only appears when iOS recognizes a message as spam. Typically, iPhone will automatically identify spam messages. If the message is not flagged as spam, you won’t see this option.
