Blocking Text Messages With iMessage

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Blocking Text Messages With iMessage

After researching on Apple Support, I researched blocking text messages from my Apple cellphone with VERIZON cell service. We are increasingly getting unsolicited advertisers texting us. The texts are showing up directly on our iMessages and the numbers do not show up on the phone list of recent calls so I am unable to block the number using Contacts. Verizon says they are unable to block iMessages on iPhones. I suspect I am not the only one with this problem and I'm sure it will continue to grow. Is Apple currently working to give the iMessage user the ability to block texts directly from the iMessage App? What is Apple's plan going forward to address this?

Thanks for your help!

Posted on Nov 19, 2020 4:49 PM

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Nov 19, 2020 6:04 PM in response to JayExodus2020

Just an FYI for any other iPhone users with Verizon cell service getting unwanted text messages from unknown numbers... I found an article that USA Today posted late last year. hthttps://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/2019/08/29/spam-text-messages-6-clever-ways-stop-them/2141700001/

Reporting a robotext or spam message to your cellular carrier is a great

step to take in the fight against robotexts and spam messages. Copy and

forward the original text to 7726 (SPAM), free of charge. You can use

this method if you are a Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, or Bell

subscriber.

I also looked up the phone number and it's coming from Alabama and has about 500,000 other people reporting unwanted calls from this number. We'll see what happens!

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ChrisJ4203

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Nov 19, 2020 5:49 PM in response to LO User

You are supposed to be able to block from the message, but I don't see that showing up now even on my iPhone. However, you can go to Settings>Messages>Blocked Contacts, and add the number there. If it is an SMS, then the carrier should be able to take care of blocking it.

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Nov 19, 2020 5:40 PM in response to ChrisJ4203

Thanks for the reply Chris,

The heading is a list of numbers which are the same as a phone number, 2057282762 with no dashes. The texy is about a drug Zantac and I'm getting this messages everyday about the same time. I don't understand why there is no ability to block a message from coming in.

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ChrisJ4203

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Nov 19, 2020 5:05 PM in response to LO User

Are you sure they are iMessages and not SMS? An iMessage will not show up in the Recent calls list, since it is not a phone call. What is in the heading of the message, a phone number, or a short text code, such as a group of numbers like ##-###?

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Nov 19, 2020 5:41 PM in response to LO User

Where they live?0

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