How to Block A Person on iMessage For iPhone And iPad

A common question that has been asked since the release of iMessage is that is there a way to block a person on iMessage for iPhone and iPad? The answer is yes, it’s possible to block people in iMessage for both iPhone and iPad in iOS 8 and iOS 7. Before iOS 7, there was no way to block a person from sending iMessages to you, but now it’s easy to block a person on iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 5s, iPhone 5 and any iPad running iOS 7 or higher. The following will teach how to block a person on iMessage for iPhone and iPad.

It’s important to note that by blocking a person on iMessage will also block them from calling, FaceTime and sending text messages.

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How to block someone from iMessage on iPhone and iPad:

Turn on your iPhone or iPad
Go to Settings
Select on Messages at the bottom of the page
Select on Blocked
Select Add New and a new person to block
Select Done

How to block unknown person from iMessage on iPhone and iPad:

Turn on your iPhone or iPad
Go to Phone
Select Recents
Find the unknown phone number to block from iMessages
Select on the “i” icon
At the bottom of the page, select on Block this caller
Select Block Contact

Both of these methods will help block a person on iMessage for iPhone and iPad. It’s important to note that by blocking a person on iMessage will also block them from calling, FaceTime and sending text messages.