Disable text message for one contact

Is it possible to disable text messages for one contact and have only iMessage if using a phone number? Say if I were to message someone from out the country and only wanted to use iMessage is there a way around that with using a phone number? Or is using an email the best way?

iPhone XS

Posted on May 11, 2021 3:35 PM

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Posted on May 11, 2021 3:53 PM

I don't think you can disable Text Messages and leave iMessages intact; you can block a user but it would block both. So email may indeed be best. This article may help:


https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/send-and-receive-messages-iph82fb73ba3/ios

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May 11, 2021 4:11 PM in response to KPeter6

KPeter6 Said:

"Disable text message for one contact: Is it possible to disable text messages for one contact and have only iMessage if using a phone number?"

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One thing to consider:

Use Malwarebytes Mobile Security:

The free version has text message filtering free of charge. So, consider using that. View the bottom of the screenshot:

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