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When you block someone’s phone number on iPhone, Android, or any other device, you’ll stop unwanted calls and save a lot of time. However, have you ever tried to know what actually happens when a blocked number tries to call you?

Do people know that you blocked their numbers? And what about sending text messages, do they still able to text you? 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? We’ll answer all these questions in this article, so, keep reading and share this information and tips with your friends, so, they know what they do.

When they text you, they get these things

If a blocked number tries to send you a text message, the person will never see “delivered” in the majority of the cases, however, they may also see “delivered” for other reasons, but in both cases, the other end (your device) will never receive these messages. So, this is what will happen if a blocked number texts you: he will see the status “sent” but they won’t know if the message was received by you or not, and of course, you’ll never get that message on a cell phone.

Keep in mind that all this is only valid for US phone companies, so, if you’re outside the USA, you’ll notice a different thing. For example, when a blocked person sends a text message, it won’t be sent, and there will be no delivery notification and as a result, that number won’t receive the message.

Has My Imessage Been Blocked

In general, there is no difference between notifications that the caller hears or gets when he calls with iPhone, Android Samsung, or other devices, it’s a carrier-level thing that no one can modify or tweak. Thus, the person will see the same thing on all smartphones like following:

• He will send a message and may or may not see “delivered“
• You’ll not get the message

What does the blocked number hear when calling?

Now, on the other side, if someone you blocked tries to call you, he’ll hear a single beep, then, he will be asked to leave a voicemail for you, thus, the person you blocked will never know that you blocked his number. Now, if they used that option and send a voicemail, you’ll not receive a notification saying that someone sent you a voicemail, that being said, you can find that message in a special folder called “blocked messages” in your inbox.

So, here is what happens if your girlfriend, boyfriend, or anyone you blocked calls you:

• He will hear one single beep
• Then, immediately, he/she will get the voicemail message
• You’ll not get a voicemail notification even if it was sent
• You can check voicemails from a blocked number under “deleted messages“

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. So, it looks like many phone carriers in other countries will enable the busy line beep instead of letting it ring normally.

Unfortunately, that’s not the way it should work, the reason is this, when someone you already blocked calls you, he’ll notice that busy phone number beep all the time, consequently, he’ll conclude that you’ve blocked him. Unlike the above example, that happens in the United States, there will be no voicemail options.

Do people know that you’ve blocked them?

If someone is a spammer and previously called lots of people before getting into your number, chances are, others could have blocked him by applications or directly by adding that contact to the blacklist. Also, they might have tried to find out what happened to that call, and so, they learned how to know if their number was blocked or it’s just a temporary phone carrier level technical issue.

Thus, for someone who uses the phone normally, he won’t see that the other side blocked him. However, in other countries, if the blocked person calls and notices the busy line beeps all the time, then, it will be clear to him that you’ve blocked his number anyway.

There are several valid reasons to block a contact on your phone. If someone is spamming you with incessant phone calls, text messages, or FaceTime calls, it is only right you block them for as long as you can. But have you ever thought of what happens to a contact you blocked? Can they still reach you despite being blocked? Read this guide to learn more about the aftermath of blocking someone on your iPhone.

Blocking an iPhone contact (could be a phone number or an email address) ensures that the person can no longer contact you via phone calls, on iMessage, FaceTime, and other native Apple communication apps and services. Proceed to the section below to get a full grasp of what happens when you block someone on your iPhone.

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1. Phone Calls

Blocked Message Text

The most obvious action that follows blocking someone on your iPhone is that the blocked number/contact will not be able to reach you via phone calls. But what happens to their phone calls afterward? Will their calls be automatically declined? Will you receive a notification that they called? What response would the blocked contact/number get on their end whenever they call you — after they’ve been blocked?

Well, from the experiment I carried out, the aftereffects of blocking a contact is dependent on your network provider. In simpler words, the response that the blocked contacts will receive whenever they call you shall largely depend on your network provider.

Some network providers will inform the blocked caller that your number is unreachable, while others will divert the blocked contact‘s call straight to your voicemail. In the case of the latter, people you have blocked can still leave you a voicemail. Interestingly, voicemails from blocked contacts are not grouped with your regular messages. Instead, they are positioned at the bottom of the voicemail section of the Dialer/Phone app.

2. Text Messages and iMessage

Imessage Sent As Text Blocked

Before you block a number on your iPhone, you should see a prompt informing you that you will not receive call phone calls, messages, and FaceTime from blocked contacts.

So, here’s what happens when you block someone on your iPhone, and they try to send you a text. First, they will be charged for the text message(s) by their network carriers, and the text would be sent. However, because you’ve blocked the person, their texts will not be delivered to your iPhone. The same applies to iMessage.

Messages from blocked numbers will not be delivered to your inbox. And on the sender’s end, the messages will not be marked as ‘Delivered’.

3. FaceTime

From the explanations above, you should already have a clue about what happens to block contacts on FaceTime, too. They will not be able to make voice or video FaceTime calls to you. When a number you’ve blocked on your iPhone calls you on FaceTime, the call will ring endlessly on the caller’s end. Your iPhone, on the other hand, will not ring, and you won’t be notified of the call.

4. Mail

If there’s an iCloud address linked to the contact you blocked, the person would still be able to send your emails. The mails would be marked as ‘Blocked’ and they would still appear in your regular inbox.

However, you can configure your iPhone’s Mail app to move emails from blocked contacts to Bin. To do so, follow the steps listed below.

Step 1: Launch the iPhone Settings menu and select Mail.

Step 2: Next, select ‘Blocked Sender Options’.

Step 3: Finally, select ‘Leave in Inbox’ if you want emails from blocked contacts to remain in your inbox. Otherwise, select ’Move to Bin’ if you want emails from blocked contacts to be moved to the Mail app’s Bin automatically.

Note: Blocked contacts can still send emails to your iCloud email address using third-party email clients (Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, etc.).

If you use Gmail on your iPhone, you should check out what happens when you block someone on Gmail.

How to Know If Someone Blocked Your Number on iPhone

Although you won’t be notified when someone blocks your number (or email address) on their iPhones, the combination of the following cues is a clear indication that you’ve surely been blocked:

• Your iMessage texts to the number don’t get marked as Delivered for a long time.

• The contact doesn’t pick up your FaceTime calls.

• Calling the person’s phone number always redirects you to their voicemail.

• The person doesn’t reply to your emails.

• You can reach the person via phone call using another number.
  

If you suspect that you’ve been blocked by someone using an iPhone, try checking the clues listed above. If all of them check out, especially the last one, then you have most likely been blocked.

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You Are in Charge

Those were all the major events that succeed after blocking someone on your iPhone. You can still reach out to a blocked contact either via calls, email, text messages, and even FaceTime without having to unblock them. They just wouldn’t be able to contact you. Do note that the same applies when someone blocks you on their iPhone.

Next up:What happens when you reset your iPhone? Read the next link to know why you should know more about it, when to use it, and how to use this option with precautions.

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