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Block or avoid unwanted calls on iPhone

You can avoid unwanted calls by identifying callers, blocking certain people, and sending unknown and spam callers directly to voicemail.

Turn on Call Identification

iPhone can help identify incoming calls using information from Apple Business Connect, your cellular carrier, and supported call identification apps.

  1. Go to Settings  > Phone > Call Blocking & Identification.

  2. Turn on one or more of the following:

    • Business Connect ID: Caller information is identified by Apple Business Connect.

    • Carrier Call ID: Caller information is identified by supported carriers.

    • Call Identification apps: Caller information is identified by supported caller ID apps.

Block voice calls, FaceTime calls, and messages from certain people

  1. In the Phone app , Tap Favorites, Recents, or Voicemail.

  2. Tap the More Info button next to the number or contact you want to block, scroll down, then tap Block this Caller.

Manage your blocked contacts

  1. Go to Settings  > Phone > Blocked Contacts.

  2. Tap Edit.

Send unknown and spam callers to voicemail

Go to Settings  > Phone, then tap any of the following:

  • Silence Unknown Callers: You get notifications for calls from people in your contacts, recent outgoing calls, and Siri Suggestions.

  • Call Blocking & Identification: Turn on Silence Junk Callers (available with certain carriers) to silence calls identified by your carrier as potential spam or fraud.

See alsoWhile on a call on iPhone
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