How to Unblock a Number on an iPhone

Last Updated: April 24, 2017

This wikiHow teaches you how to remove a number from your blocked list on an iPhone so that you can make calls and send texts to that number.

10 Second Summar

1. Open Settings.
2. Scroll down and tap Phone.
3. Tap Call Blocking & Identification.
4. Tap Edit.
5. Tap a red circle.
6. Tap Unblock.

Steps

1
Open your iPhone's Settings. This is the grey gear icon located on your home screen.
2
Scroll down and tap Phone. It's about midway down on the Settings screen.
3
Tap Call Blocking & Identification. It's located under Calls.
4
Tap Edit. It's at the top of the screen in the right corner. Red circles will appear beside each number in the list below.
5
Tap one of the red circles.
6
Tap Unblock. The number will disappear from the list. You can now call and text the number.

Community Q&A

Question

When I come to step 4, there is no Edit.

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Community Answer

You must have at least one contact in the block list, or there will be no Edit option.
Question

How can I search blocked calls on the iPhone 6?

Community Answer

You would have to block contacts individually to not receive calls from them.