Q: iPhone 5S still rings for number in blocked list
I have blocked several numbers from known telemarketers, for example (213) 266-7280 called me last Wednesday and I immediately went to the entry in Recents, tapped info, tapped Block This Caller. The number is displayed as the last entry when I go to Settings:Phone:Blocked.
Just now, the phone rang and displayed as the incoming number, (213) 266-7280. And indeed on Recents, there it is, two entries, last Wednesday and today.
Why does the phone permit a blocked number to ring through?
Note this is not the same as the ongoing thread regarding "does it block contacts or just numbers". That is not an issue here, the individual number is definitely blocked and it definitely rings regardless.
iPhone 5s, iOS 9.3.4
Posted on Aug 12, 2016 12:51 PM
From the referenced support document.
When you block a phone number or contact, they can still call you or send you a message, but you won't get a notification. Also, the contact won't get a notification that the call or message was blocked.
You can't block phone numbers that show up as Private, Unknown, or No Caller ID.
That means they can call or send a message, you will not see the call, you will not hear the call. This just means the caller will get no notification that you have blocked them. They think everything is still working as it should. That does not mean the call will go through to you, nor will it ring, as you are inferring. Blocking a number will prevent it from ringing, or you receiving a message from them. If you are receiving a ring, there is something else going on with your device. Blocking works, I can attest to that. The call does not ring, the message does not come through, the phone will not notify you of either.
Posted on Sep 8, 2016 2:28 PM