When will Apple allow a bulk removal of blocked phone numbers from iPhone and iPad? I could not add anymore numbers today. It showed I had over 3,000 blocked numbers.
With all the technology they put in these devices, you’d think they could program a way to remove bulk blocked numbers. This will take multiple days, if not longer, to remove.
I am not buying a Mac just to remove the phone numbers.
iPhone 16 Pro, iOS 26
There isn’t a bulk-unblock option on iPhone or iPad right now. Apple’s current iOS 26 instructions still show removing blocked entries one at a time.
No one here can say if or when Apple will add bulk removal. I’d send this as a feature request through Apple’s iPhone feedback page.
For future spam calls, I’d also look at Settings > Apps > Phone and use Call Screening or the Spam filter instead of manually blocking every number. That should help keep the blocked list from growing into the thousands again.
I have over 3000 blocked numbers and emails on my iPhone & iPad that I did not manually block. Please implement a way to delete these other than one by one!
I have the same issue and I did not block these manually. Sone sort of glitch in the syncing with Verizon and Apple. Manually removing them is ridiculous!
I’m still getting unwanted emails and now I can’t block them manually. This should not be happening. Technology is better than this.
If you have a Mac, you can log into the same account the iPhone and/or iPad is using and delete blocked entries very fast.
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I never knew these blocked numbers were kept on the phone. Once I clear these, I will check monthly to clear any that are listed. Frustrating, but there is a work around. Thanks.
I guess that makes sense. I'll just delete and not block. Never thought about doing it that way. Good idea.
I was responding to Lawrence's direct question.
Zurarczurx wrote:
I was responding to Lawrence's direct question.
Yes, that was quite apparent. And not relevant to my suggestion.
IdrisSeabright wrote:
Yes, that was quite apparent. And not relevant to my suggestion.
Ok. From your reply it looked like you hadn't understood my post.
Why can’t we remove blocked phone numbers in bulk?
