In Tahoe 26.3.1, when I execute the "Block Sender" command on a specific e-mail address in Apple Mail, I no longer get a slashed circle icon to indicate the sender is now on my blocked list. Any work arounds out there or is this a bug that Apple has not acknowledged yet?
Yes it unblocks them and you have to start fresh. I haven't seen a bombardment of spam (yet). Double check that on the phone: I could 'block' and the red circle/slash would show. If I went to any other mailbox and then back, the red circle/slash would be gone and the contact was not blocked or in my blocked list.
I went nuclear and deleted all previous blocked contacts on the Mac, It could be just one blocked contact that triggers the issue but I didn't have time to go through one-by-one to determine which one it might be.
Since deleting all previous blocked contacts, the blocking function works again across all of my devices.
Thank you for the advice! If you deleted all previous blocked senders did that not "unblock" them and thus they were able to bombard your inbox again? My iPhone seems to block unwanted senders Ok but only when they are in the bin.
Digitool - thank you for the potential solution. I'll get to work trying this solution. I too have a high number of blocked contacts in my mail. Somehow, with the use of AI to generate spam, I have the feeling that I will end up with more than I removed eventually! I appreciate you sharing your knowledge. Fingers crossed that it works - at least until the next OS edition...
That is the current version I am running. Still no joy.
I'm having this issue too - it's annoying! Apple, PLEASE fix this!
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I'm having the same problem using macOS 26.5 😕
I am having the same problem and the number of spam emails has increased significantly. What to do?
Block Sender in Apple Mail No Longer Works
