How to Block Someone's Text Messages on Android and iPhone

Unwanted SMS can be a major nuisance. Whether it’s businesses trying to bombard your inbox with promotional messages or an old friend who kept bothering, text message blocking gives you the peace of mind you need.

Preventing these less friendly text messages is relatively quick and painless no matter which smartphone you are using. This article will explain how to block or unblock someone’s text messages on Android, Samsung, and iOS devices. So let’s get right to the point.

How to block someone’s text messages on Android

Most Android phones will have Google Messages as their default messaging app. And if so, here’s how to stop someone from texting you.

Step 1: Launch the Messages app on your phone and open the contact conversation you want to block.

2nd step: Tap the three-dot menu icon in the upper right corner and select Details from the menu.

Step 3: Under Options, tap Block and report spam. If you do not want to report the contact as spam, clear the Report as spam check box.

Finally, press OK.

Once blocked, you will no longer receive texts or calls from that particular contact. In addition, your existing conversation with this contact will be moved to the “Spam and Blocked” folder.

How to unblock text messages on Android

If you’ve accidentally blocked someone and want to communicate with that person again, unblocking someone is pretty straightforward on Android. Read on to find out how.

Step 1: Open the Messages app on your phone. Tap the three-dot menu icon in the upper right corner and select the Spam and blocked option from the list.

2nd step: You will find all messages blacked out and did not arrive in your inbox. Open the conversation of the person you want to unblock.

Step 3: Finally, tap on the Unblock option at the top.

How to block text messages in Samsung Messages app

If you are using a Samsung device, you would have its own Samsung Messages app as your default messaging app. Therefore, blocking someone’s text messages will be a slightly different experience. Here’s how.

Step 1: Launch the Messages app and open the conversation of the person you want to block.

2nd step: Tap the three-dot menu in the top right corner and select the Block contact option from the list.

Step 3: Finally, tap Block to confirm. Optionally, you can also delete the existing conversation by checking the box.

How to unblock text messages in the Samsung Messages app

Unblocking a number on the Samsung Messages app isn’t that difficult either, in case you change your mind. Read along to find out how.

Step 1: Open the Samsung Messages app on your phone. Tap the three-dot menu icon at the top right to open settings.

2nd step: Navigate to Block numbers and messages and tap Block numbers.

Step 3: All the contacts that you have blocked will appear here. Tap the minus sign next to the contact to unblock it.

When completed, a message will appear on your screen stating that you can now receive calls and messages from the number.

How to block someone’s text messages on iPhone

Blocking someone on an iPhone will prevent that person from contacting you via text messages, calls, FaceTime, or any other native Apple apps and communications service. Here’s how to do it.

Step 1: Launch the Messages app on your iPhone and open the conversation of the contact you want to block.

2nd step: Tap the contact’s name at the top and choose the information option.

Step 3: Tap the information icon again.

Step 4: Select the Block this caller option at the bottom and choose Block Contact when prompted.

How to unblock someone’s text messages on iPhone

While you can easily block someone’s text messages from the iPhone Messages app, to unblock them you have to go through the Settings app on your iPhone. Here’s how.

Step 1: Open the Settings app on iPhone and scroll down to tap Messages.

2nd step: Go to Blocked contacts to view all the contacts you have blocked. Tap the Edit option in the top right corner.

Step 3: Tap the minus icon to the left of the blocked person and choose the Unblock option.

Block or unblock

Blocking text messages is an effective way to keep spammers and toxic people at bay. Therefore, all major devices have an option to easily block text messages. So, block those annoying text messages already.