How to put or remove a blacklist contact on Apple iPhone 5s
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How to put or remove a blacklist contact on your Apple iPhone 5s
It is quite common if you want to remove or put a contact on the blacklist of your Apple iPhone 5s to block unwanted calls, messages or other unwanted requests from a particular number.
For example, you may want to block calls from advertising companies, or someone you do not want to have on the phone anymore.
Do not worry, managing your blacklist, or blocked list is easier than it sounds.
In this article we show you how to put a contact on your list of blocked numbers at first and then possibly rehabilitate this number by unsubscribing it from this list.
Block a contact and put it on a blacklist on Apple iPhone 5s
Save the number in your contacts
This may seem counter-intuitive, but to block a number, it is necessary that you save it in your list of contacts.
Our other articles on Apple iPhone 5s can help you.
In fact, it is from your list of contacts that you can put the number you want to block on your blacklist.
Add to the blacklist the number you want to block
To actually add the number to the blacklist on your Apple iPhone 5s, simply go to the contact containing the number in question, click on the ‘menu’ key of your Apple iPhone 5s, and select the ‘block this contact’ option or ‘add it to the blacklist’. That’s it, your contact is now added to the blacklist of your Apple iPhone 5s.
This contact will not disturb you inappropriately anymore.
Use third-party applications to manage the Apple iPhone 5s blacklist
Many applications, free or paid, allow you to manage the Apple iPhone 5s blacklist. To download them, it is best to visit the Play Store of your Apple iPhone 5s.
By typing ‘blacklist numbers’ in the search bar, you will be able to access a lot of applications like ‘Mr Number’, ‘Call Blacklist’ or ‘Call Blocker’. We strongly recommend you to call a specialist if you are not sure about how to download safely these applications to your Apple iPhone 5s.
Reset a contact and remove it from the black list on your Apple iPhone 5s
Removing a contact from the blacklist is even easier.
Since the blocked number is saved in the contact list of your Apple iPhone 5s, simply go to the corresponding contact card, via the contact menu. Then click on the ‘menu’ button of your Apple iPhone 5s.
You can then simply uncheck the option ‘block this number’ so that your contact can call you again.
By doing so you have removed the number linked to the contact from your blacklist.
To conclude on the blacklist of your Apple iPhone 5s
We’ve just seen here how to put or remove an unwanted number from your blacklist.
We hope you enjoyed this article.
However, we recommend you to contact a professional or technology-savvy friend if you have not been able to do so. Indeed, some versions of iOS are more complex to handle, and it could be so on your Apple iPhone 5s.
To conclude, do not hesitate to contact someone who is a telephony expert to help you.