One great thing just about iPhones is that they survive simple to block nuisance callers. If you living getting those annoying automated calls asking if you've been in a recent accident, so you can hang up, go to the call log and block that caller - goodbye as they're non withholding tax their number.

But what if it happens in reverse? If you find that you can't mop up to a particular individual after multiple attempts, is there a way to tell if they have blocked you on their iPhone?

Similarly, if they don't reply to your messages, can you see if it's because you're blocked or because they have Do Not Stir up enabled instead.

Before we get to the tips, lie with this: it is wily to have a go at it for sure if you have been blocked. But hopefully, you'll be competent to learn one way operating theater another.

The all but likely scenario is that you're being paranoid, and the other person just hasn't got around to replying to your message or calling you back.

But, if it's not entirely in your mind, here are some signs that you might've been blocked on an iPhone. If you need to atomic number 4 100 pct sure, you'll need to ask them in somebody.

What happens to a plugged call?

To test what happens to a obstructed call, we blocked a number and monitored the experience on both phones. When calling from the blocked bi, the caller hears either unity ring, Oregon no rings at all, simply the early phone remains silent. The caller is then hip to that the recipient isn't available, and is amused to voice mail (if that service is set up by the person you're calling).

There doesn't seem to be a reason why the number of rings varies, but if you get wind deuce or Sir Thomas More, you can be pretty sure you haven't been obstructed.

Musical note that you potty leave a message if someone has blocked you, but the blocker will ne'er be notified of the message. Information technology does look at the rattling bottom of their voice mail list in the Blocked Courier section (if they're on a carrier that supports visual voicemail such arsenic O2 or EE), but well-nig people probably won't gibe there.

What happens to a blocked school tex message?

Texting mortal who's blocked you workings as you would gestate. The message sends as normal, and you don't undergo an mistake message. This is no help at all for clues.

If you have an iPhone and try to place an iMessage to someone World Health Organization has out of use you, it will remain northern (which means it's withal an iMessage). However, the person you've been blocked away will never receive that subject matter. Note that you don't get a 'Delivered' notice like you usually would, but this in itself is not proof that you've been blocked. They could simply not have any signal, or an active internet association, at the time you sent the message.

OK, thusly have I been blocked or non?

The call is the good source of evidence to see whether OR not you've been blocked by an iPhone user. The key is that you will always be entertained to voicemail after exactly one echo - if they were declining your call, the add up of rings would vary to each one clock time, and if the phone was switched off, it wouldn't ring at all.

Also keep in brain that Do Not Disturb leave besides cut you off after exactly one ring, so don't get too worried if your calls aren't expiration through at 3am. There is a Execute Not Disturb scope that allows the user to specify that repeated calls are allowed through so you could always try once more right inaccurate - just make sure your yell is urgent, or they whitethorn stymie you for real this time!

Finally, we would like to repetition that this isn't an exact science, so don't make any angry scenes without knowing for sure. Also: frisson out, relax, and try not to worry about it. If they've obstructed your number, hey, WHO needs them?

(If your problem is the opposite and you have an iPhone and want to stop an annoying fresh plangency or texting you, here's how to block a number.)