Blocked Contacts now sorted in phone number order in iOS 26??

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Blocked Contacts now sorted in phone number order in iOS 26??

I just recently upgraded to ios 26. In order to make room in my Blocked Contacts I usually go in once a week and delete the oldest blocked numbers. This was easy as prior to 26, the numbers were listed from oldest to newest. Today I went to unblock a group of numbers and found that they are now listed in the numerical order of the phone numbers!?! Why was it changed? Is there a way to change back to sorting oldest to newest? Thanks in advance for your assistance.

iPhone SE

Posted on Nov 26, 2025 12:05 PM

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Answer 1

Blue_27

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Nov 28, 2025 1:36 PM in response to Awrosey426

We are just users here, same as you. If you really want to give Apple useful feedback, then use this link

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AlWeir

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Nov 26, 2025 12:40 PM in response to Awrosey426

On my Mac there is no order to them that I can tell and on my iPad they are still oldest to newest and I have looked for a setting on both devices and haven't found anything that lets you set the order. Hopefully Apple rectifies this in future updates.

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LD150

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Nov 28, 2025 12:57 PM in response to Awrosey426

Mine are in number sequence, I don't think the order can be changed, I have no ios18 devices to see what the situation was before. Number sequence seems more sensible to me.

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Awrosey426 Author

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Nov 26, 2025 12:47 PM in response to AlWeir

Thanks, I know that in iOS 18 and earlier they were from oldest to newest. I had reached my limit in the number of contacts blocked, so I go in and delete the oldest ones at the top of the list. Now I go in and they are sorted by the number. I thought it might have had something to do with the upgrade and that it would be good going forward. However, today I blocked a number and then went into the list and it had also been sorted by number also. Hopefully it will get fixed or someone can tell me what to do.

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Answer 5

Dec 2, 2025 12:19 PM in response to Awrosey426

I am happy to see this change. I’ve had instances where I wanted to unblock a number and I spent ages scrolling thru the list to find it. Apple should add a search function, or give a sorting choice of numerically or by date blocked.

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Awrosey426 Author

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Nov 28, 2025 12:35 PM in response to Awrosey426

Well, lack of activity suggests that I am the only one dealing with this. I guess I will have to live with it. Thanks anyway.

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