Why are my contacts blocked in Lockdown Mode on iPhone?

I’ve been using lockdown mode for about three days now.

I haven’t had any problems with it, but I just got a notification that lockdown mode blocked one of my contacts from contacting me. Is this normal? If not, what do I do?




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iPhone SE, iOS 18

Posted on Feb 12, 2025 5:27 PM

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Feb 13, 2025 1:58 AM in response to NetworkCommander5150

Lockdown mode is an extreme feature that disables many of the iPhone’s functions to block potential attempts to steal data. It is intended for high risk individuals, such as journalists or political leaders (or drug kingpins). Unless you fall into a high risk category you should not be using it.


In your specific case, if there was a link in the post from that contact that probably caused the block.

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Mar 23, 2025 1:33 PM in response to Lawrence Finch

I have been receiving blocks even from my spouse. I am dealing with someone taking over my devices. The one person who tried to contact me through our continuous conversation, told me the response was WRONGNUMBER. she tried to call me and calls go to voicemail even the the phone in sitting in front of me.

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Mar 23, 2025 2:02 PM in response to Myoleby

Well, it is impossible for someone to take over your Apple devices, so whatever the problem is, that’s not it.


Is your iPhone in Lockdown Mode, the subject of this thread? If not, it would be more effective to start a new thread by clicking on Ask the Community at the top of this page, and provide much more detail about your issue.

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Why are my contacts blocked in Lockdown Mode on iPhone?

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