Unable to block callers after update 26.3

unable to block caller since update to 26.3, community support says option is available in classic mode but it isn't.

iPhone SE (3rd generation)

Posted on Feb 16, 2026 2:31 PM

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Awrosey426

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Posted on Jul 8, 2026 7:55 PM

I was having the same issue on my SE 3rd gen until today. I read in a different thread that Apple changed the allowed the amount of blacked contacts to 3,000. I had more than 6K and didn't experience the issue until iOS 26.5. Today I deleted enough blocked contacts to get below the 3K number, and immediately contact blocking started working again. The red circle with the slash appeared again and when exiting the contact and reentering again the contact remained blocked. Hopefully it will continue to work. And because it has been some time since I was last able to block a contact, and since it no longer lists them in chronological order, I decided to delete them all. Your MMV but I figured I'd share.

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vikas258

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Jun 5, 2026 5:15 AM in response to hawkeyeapple

I am not able to block any callers on my phone app. I block a number, it shows as blocked but when you go back and get into the menu again, it’s unblocked. It’s simply not working. I have about 5000 numbers in my blocked contacts and it’s been about 10 days that I have not been able to add more numbers to it. Any idea guys? How to fix this