What happens if a blocked number texts you

To start the conversation again, simply ask a new question. If you block someone's number in iOS 7 and then unblock it and they messaged you while you had their number blocked, will you then receive the messages when you unblock the number? Posted on Dec 13, AM.

Oct 25, PM. I tested it out by blocking my sister, and seeing what happens. Calls go through as if they're ignored, text messages go through with no indication, and iMessages are the same. Facetimes come up as unavailiable. Dec 26, AM. Voicemail messages from blocked numbers appear as "blocked messages" and still can be listened to. Unblocking the number doesn't change the status as "blocked messages". Unblocking the contact does NOT show any messages sent to you when it was blocked.

If your SMS message also fails to receive a reply or a delivery confirmation, it's another sign that you may have been blocked on an iPhone. So you've tried the methods above, but you're thinking the person could have just temporarily silenced all incoming calls and texts, and that's why they're not getting your communications.

In this situation, you need to learn how to tell if someone blocked your number, or if they're just on Do Not Disturb instead. In order to test the difference, I had my friend set her iPhone to Do Not Disturb for one text, and then block me for a second text. When I texted her while she was on Do Not Disturb, I got a delivery notification right away, despite the fact that she didn't receive the text until after she turned off Do Not Disturb. For the blocked iMessage, my text looked like it sent, but I didn't get any kind of confirmation; it just sat there.

Therefore, I must conclude that if someone has Do Not Disturb mode turned on, you'll still receive delivery notifications for your messages, but you will not if you've been blocked. Calling someone can be a great way to tell if someone blocked you on the iPhone.

However, because there can be other reasons a call you make from your phone rings once and goes straight to voicemail, it's best to combine this step with the iMessage test to be more certain you've been blocked.

Note: Our recommendation, unless there's an emergency, is to wait to call your friend or family member for a few hours after the iMessage Not Delivered test , just in case they're out of their cellular service area or otherwise unable to reply temporarily.

If your text still isn't answered after a few hours and you decide to call, here's how to know if you've been blocked on an iPhone. For this experiment, I asked my sister to block my number, and here's what I discovered. The phone rang, but very briefly, not even a full ring before connecting to voicemail.

I was able to leave a message as with any unblocked call, but it appeared in a separate section of the voicemail on her iPhone, called Blocked Messages. While I was blocked, there was no way at all for her to know I'd called, and no notification to either her or me about the blocked voicemail.

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Steven John. It's easy to block a phone number on your iPhone , but you might wonder what specifically happens on the receiving end of your block. When you block a number on your iPhone , you prevent that number from contacting you via text, phone, or FaceTime. Of course, blocking a person's number on iPhone does not prevent that person from contacting you through third-party apps like Instagram or WhatsApp.

But text messages sent from a blocked number will not be delivered to your iPhone, and you won't receive phone or FaceTime calls from said number.

And also, what will really happen if a blocked number sends you a voicemail, how do you find it, and can the other end see that he was blocked by you? Thus, the person will see the same thing on all smartphones like following:.

Again, this may not be the same for other countries, for example, we tested two phone numbers, one blocked and one not, when we tried to call the blocked number, we got the busy number beep.