How to Unblock a Phone Number (& Block them) Following Simple Steps

– How to Unblock a Phone Number –

Get tips on How to Unblock a Phone Number If you don’t want to get calls from a certain phone number, you can block it. When the number tries to call you, your phone declines the call automatically. When you block someone’s calls, you also block their ability to send you texts.

How to Unblock a Phone Number

 

After you’ve blocked someone’s phone number on your cellphone, you may later decide that you need to unblock the number. Here is how.

How Block a Number

  1. Open your Phone app.
  2. Tap More  . Call history.
  3. Tap a call from the number you want to block.
  4. Now, tap Block/report spam.

Tip: If visual voicemail is on, blocked callers cannot leave voicemails.

Blocking Unknown Numbers

  1. Open your Phone app.
  2. Tap More.
  3. Tap Settings  Blocked numbers.
  4. Turn on Unknown.

This will block calls from private or unidentified numbers.  You will still receive calls from phone numbers that are not stored in your contacts.

How to Unblock a Phone Number

  1. Open your Phone app.
  2. Tap More.
  3. Tap Settings  Blocked numbers.
  4. Next to the number you want to unblock, tap Clear   Unblock.

Tip: Any calls you got from the number while it was blocked won’t show in your call history.

How to Block Unknown Numbers with Different Phones

1: Using the Google Phone App

  1. Open the Phone app. It’s the icon of a phone receiver on the home screen. If you don’t see it there, check the app drawer. This method should work on any Google, Motorola, OnePlus, or Lenovo phone.
  2. Tap . It’s at the top-left corner of the screen.
  3. Tap Settings.
  4. Scroll down and tap Blocked numbers. A list of blocked phone numbers will appear. (If you don’t see this option, return to the Phone app and tap (at the top-right corner), select Settings, then Call blocking).
  5. Tap the number you wish to unblock. A confirmation message will appear.
  • If you see a small Xto to the right of the phone number, tap that instead.

Tap UNBLOCK. Calls from this phone number will once again come through to your phone.

2: Using a Samsung Galaxy

  1. Open the Phone app. It’s the phone receiver icon typically found near the bottom of the home screen.
  2. Tap . It’s at the top of the screen.
  3. Tap Settings.
  4. Press or Tap Block numbers.
  5. Tap the  (minus) next to the number you wish to unblock. This removes the phone number from the blocked list.

3: Using an HTC

  1. Open your HTC’s phone dialer. It’s the phone receiver icon typically found on the home screen.
  2. Tap . It’s at the top-right corner of the screen.
  3. Tap Blocked contacts. A list of blocked numbers will appear.
  4. Press/Click and hold the number you wish to unblock. A menu will expand.
  5. Tap Unblock contacts. A confirmation message will appear.
  6. Tap OK. The selected contact is now unblocked.

4: Using an Asus Zenfone

  1. Open the Phone app. It’s the phone receiver icon typically found on the home screen.
  2. Tap . It’s at the top-right corner of the screen.
  3. Tap Block List. A list of blocked contacts and phone numbers will appear.
  4. Press Remove from the block list. A confirmation message will appear.
  5. Tap OK. This contact or phone number is no longer blocked.

How to Block and Unblock a Phone Number on iOS

 

Since we’re talking about a different operating system, the steps are also different.

How to Unblock a Phone Number

However, there’s no need to worry, since it’s also very simple.

  • From your Home screen, open the Phone app
  • Go to the Recents tab
  • Tap the circle with an “i” inside, next to the phone number or contact you want to block
  • Scroll to the bottom of the screen
  • Tap Block this Caller

If you want to unblock a number, follow these steps:

  • From your Home screen, open the Settings app
  • Go to any of the Phone, Messages, or FaceTime sections. Any of these will work, but let’s go with the iPhone, since it’s easier to explain
  • Tap Call Blocking & Identification (for Messages or FaceTime, you can tap Blocked)
  • In the upper right corner of the screen, tap Edit
  • Tap the red circle with a minus on it, next to the number you want to unblock
  • Tap Unblock

 Hopefully, you will find this guide helpful! If there’s anything that doesn’t go right, please let us know, by dropping a few lines in the comments section below!

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