Question: Why am I still getting text messages from a blocked number?

Why do I still get texts from a blocked number?

When you block a contact, their texts go nowhere. The person whose number youve blocked wont receive any sign that their message to you was blocked; their text will simply sit there looking as though it were sent and not yet delivered, but in fact, it will be lost to the ether.

Why am I still getting text messages from a blocked number Iphone?

Why am I still getting texts from a number I blocked? Youll see that you can receive iMessage to and reply from, followed by both your phone number and Apple ID email. Its possible that blocking a contact only blocks people from spamming your phone with texts, but not your email.

Can you still receive text messages from someone you blocked?

once you have blocked someone you can not call or text them and you can not receive any messages or calls from them either. you will have to unblock them to contact them. once you have blocked someone you can not call or text them and you can not receive any messages or calls from them either.

When you unblock someone do the texts come through?

Text messages (SMS, MMS, iMessage) from blocked contacts (numbers or email addresses) do not appear anywhere on your device. Unblocking the contact does NOT show any messages sent to you when it was blocked.

Can you block texts and not calls?

Fortunately, you dont need a special message blocker to do so; you can block texts on iPhone and Android using settings built-in to those devices. When you block a number to stop getting texts from it, youre also preventing phone calls.

What do Android users see when you block them?

Simply put, after you block a number, that caller can no longer reach you. The recipient will also receive your text messages, but will not be able to effectively respond, since you wont receive incoming texts from the number youve blocked.

Do blocked texts get delivered when unblocked?

No. The ones sent when they are blocked are gone. If you unblock them, you will receive the first time they send something once they are unblocked. While blocked the messages are not held in a queue.

How is a blocked contact still calling me?

When you block a phone number or contact, they can still leave a voicemail, but you wont get a notification. Messages wont be delivered. Also, the contact wont get a notification that the call or message was blocked.

How can a blocked number still call you?

For Android, go to Settings > Call Settings > Additional Settings > Caller ID. Then, select Hide Number. Your calls will remain anonymous and you can bypass the blocked list.

How do I block calls only?

Tap Call settings. Tap Call rejection. Tap Auto reject mode to temporarily reject all incoming numbers. If you would like to reject only a specific number, tap Auto reject list.

Is there an app to block texts?

Call and SMS Blocker for Android. Calls Blacklist is one of the best Android apps to block text messages and calls. It has a wide variety of features. Calls Blacklist allows you to block numbers with the same first few digits.

How do I know if my texts are being blocked?

Look underneath the last text you sent before you suspect you were blocked. If the previous iMessage says Delivered under the message bubble but the most recent one doesnt, it can mean that youve been blocked.

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