117Apple Personal Safety User Guide
Block calls and messages from certain people
If you’re receiving calls, FaceTime calls, messages, or emails from someone you don’t want
to hear from, you can block them from contacting you in the future. If you block someone
on one device, they’re blocked on all Apple devices signed in with the same AppleID.
Important:The person you block won’t receive a notification that they’ve been blocked,
and you can still call, message, or email a blocked contact without unblocking them.
However, if you were sharing your location with them, they do receive a notification that
you have stopped sharing your location after you block them.
Blocking a contact in Phone, FaceTime, Messages, or Mail blocks them across all four apps.
Block voice calls, FaceTime calls, Messages, and Mail from certain people
• Phone app on your iPhone: In the Phone app, tap Favorites, Recents, or Voicemail,
tap the Info button next to the name, phone number, or email address of the contact
you want to block, scroll down, tap Block this Caller, then tap Block Contact.
• FaceTime app on your iPhone or iPad: In your FaceTime call history, tap the Info button
next to the name, phone number, or email address of the contact you want to block,
scroll down, tap Block this Caller, then tap Block Contact.
• FaceTime app on your Mac: In your FaceTime call history, Control-click on the name,
phone number, or email address of the contact you want to block, then select Block this
Caller.
• Messages app on your iPhone or iPad: In Messages, tap a conversation, tap the name
or number at the top of the conversation, tap the Info button , scroll down, then tap
Block this Caller.
• Messages app on your Mac: In your Messages history, select the name, phone number,
or email address of the person you want to block. From the Conversations menu,
select Block Person, then click Block.
• Mail app on your iPhone or iPad: Tap Mail , select an email message from the sender,
tap their name at the top of the email, select Block this Contact, then tap Block this
Contact.
• Mail app on your Mac: Open Mail, select an email message from the sender, click their
name at the top of the email, then from the dropdown select Block this Contact.