4 Easy Ways to Unblock Contacts on iPhone or iPad

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An easy-to-follow guide on unblocking someone's phone number on your iPhone

Written by Rain Kengly

Last Updated: November 19, 2024 Fact Checked

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• Using the Settings App
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• Using the Phone App
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• Using Messages
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• Using FaceTime
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Do you want to stop blocking a phone number or contact on your iPhone? Luckily, you can can unblock calls and messages in a few simple steps. If you want to unblock multiple numbers at once, you can use the Settings app on your device. You can also unblock individual people using iOS messaging apps such as Phone, Messages, and FaceTime. This wikiHow will show you how to remove a number from your blocked list any iPhone model, including an iPhone 14, iPhone 13, iPhone SE 2022, and more.

Things You Should Know

• When you block a number, you'll no longer receive texts or phone calls from that number.
• To unblock a number, open Settings. Tap Phone, Blocked Contacts, then Edit. Tap the red circle next to each number you want to unblock.
• When using the Phone app, tap the i next to the number. Scroll down and tap Unblock this Caller.

Steps

Method 1

Method 1 of 4:

Using the Settings App

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1. 1
   Open the Settings

   

   app. This is the grey cog icon.
2. 2
   Be sure to update your iPhone.

   • You can use this method to easily see all the blocked numbers on your iPhone.
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3. 3
   Tap Phone. This will be above Messages and FaceTime, next to the phone icon.
4. 4
   Tap Blocked Contacts. You may need to scroll down to find this option.

   • You'll see a list of your current blocked numbers.
5. 5
   Tap Edit. This will be in the top-right corner.

   • A red circle with a line in the center will appear to the left of the blocked numbers.
6. 6
   Tap the red circle next to the number you want to unblock. A red Unblock button will appear on the right side of the number.
7. 7
   Tap Unblock. The number will be unblocked.

   • You can now receive messages and phone calls from the number.
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Method 2

Method 2 of 4:

Using the Phone App

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1. 1
   Open the Phone

   

   app. This is the app used to make calls on your iPhone.
2. 2
   Tap Recents. This will be on the bottom of the screen, between Favorites and Contacts.
3. 3
   Tap i next to the number you want to unblock. You may need to scroll through your Recents to find it.

   • A new window will open with the contact details.
4. 4
   Tap Unblock this caller. This will be in blue text on the very bottom.

   • The number will be unblocked. You can now receive messages and phone calls from the number.
   • On the other hand, you can also find out if you are blocked.
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Method 3

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Using Messages

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1. 1
   Open the Messages

   

   app. This is the app used to send messages on your iPhone.
2. 2
   Tap a conversation with the person you want to unblock. You can scroll up and down to find the contact, or you can swipe down on your screen to use the search bar.
3. 3
   Tap the person's contact photo. If they don't have an associated photo, you'll see a grey person icon.
4. 4
   Tap info. This will be below the number, underneath a person icon.
5. 5
   Tap Unblock this caller. This will be in blue text on the very bottom.

   • The number will be unblocked. You can now receive messages and phone calls from the number.
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Method 4

Method 4 of 4:

Using FaceTime

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1. 1
   Open the FaceTime app. This is the app used to make FaceTime calls on your iPhone.

   • By default, you'll see a list of recent FaceTime calls.
2. 2
   Tap i next to the number you want to unblock. You may need to scroll through your Recents to find it.

   • A new window will open with the contact details.
3. 3
   Tap Unblock this caller. This will be in blue text on the very bottom.

   • The number will be unblocked. You can now receive messages and phone calls from the number.
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• Question

  When I come to step 4, there is no Edit.

  

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  You must have at least one contact in the block list, or there will be no Edit option.

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  How can I search blocked calls on the iPhone 6?

  

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  You would have to block contacts individually to not receive calls from them.

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