{"id":236071,"date":"2023-06-29T14:04:48","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T18:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=294473"},"modified":"2025-07-01T18:48:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T01:48:44","slug":"how-to-block-spam-messages-on-iphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/how-to-block-spam-messages-on-iphone\/","title":{"rendered":"Spam on your iPhone: we have the easiest solution to end this!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Occasionally, unwanted content finds its way into the Messages app on the iPhone. Whether they come from acquaintances, strangers, or even fraudulent sources, these messages can be truly bothersome, particularly when they persist. Fortunately, <strong>we can block them on the iPhone and also report them<\/strong> to both Apple and our carrier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"TrueCaller\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/2fbcba4e-9b23-11e6-86a1-00163ec9f5fa\/784884526\/truecaller-iphone-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">TrueCaller<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/truecaller-iphone.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/truecaller-iphone.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to stop spam messages<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Often, <strong>we get accustomed to simply deleting unwanted messages<\/strong> from senders instead of blocking them, but the latter is a better option. It will only take us a few seconds to block these senders and forget about having to delete them again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed-Youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Privacy on iPhone | The Waiting Room | Apple\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4-7jSoINyq4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It is important to note that although blocking prevents future spam messages from the blocked number, there is a possibility that they may come through other numbers. This is where the option to report the message comes into play, as it prompts Apple and the service providers to <strong>investigate and take appropriate legal actions to prevent the situation from spreading<\/strong>. The steps to block unwanted messages are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Open the <em>Messages <\/em>app on your iPhone.<\/li><li>Open the message you want to block.<\/li><li>Tap the contact icon at the top.<\/li><li>Tap on <em>&#8220;Info&#8221;<\/em> on the right.<\/li><li>Choose &#8220;<em>Block this Contact.&#8221;<\/em><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, you will notice a text next to the message stating, &#8220;This sender is not in your contacts&#8221; and it offers the option to &#8220;Report as Junk.&#8221; This is exactly what we should do to prompt the responsible entities to take action. It is important to <strong>use this option after blocking the contact<\/strong>, as reporting will remove the contact, preventing us from blocking it again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lastly, let&#8217;s review how to check blocked numbers on the iPhone. The steps to do so are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Open the <em>Settings <\/em>app on your iPhone.<\/li><li>Tap on <em>&#8220;Messages.&#8221;<\/em><\/li><li>Enter <em>&#8220;Blocked Contacts.&#8221;<\/em><\/li><li>In the complete list of blocked senders, you can tap <em>&#8220;Edit,&#8221;<\/em> then tap the delete button, and finally <em>&#8220;Unblock&#8221;<\/em> to remove any number from the list.<\/li><li>Simply press <em>&#8220;Done&#8221;<\/em> when finished.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>As we can see, just like <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/block-senders-mail-delete-messages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">blocking a sender in Mail<\/a> or unwanted calls, the steps are straightforward. Instead of simply deleting the message, following these steps ensures that we will no longer receive messages from the blocked number. And if we also report the case, it is likely that nobody else will receive messages from that number either. Clearly, these are important <strong>tools to consider when blocking unwanted messages<\/strong> on the iPhone.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"TrueCaller\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/2fbcba4e-9b23-11e6-86a1-00163ec9f5fa\/784884526\/truecaller-iphone-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">TrueCaller<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/truecaller-iphone.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/truecaller-iphone.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Some of the links added in the article are part of affiliate campaigns and may represent benefits for Softonic.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s look at a couple of tools to consider when blocking unwanted messages on the iPhone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9262,"featured_media":236074,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-236071","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236071","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9262"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=236071"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236071\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":319405,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236071\/revisions\/319405"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/236074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=236071"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=236071"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=236071"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=236071"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=236071"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=236071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}