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Are you trying to block someone on your Apple Watch? Fortunately, you can prevent a contact or number from bothering you with text messages or calls in just a few easy taps! This wikiHow article shows you how to block someone on your Apple Watch.
Things You Should Know
- To block a contact on Apple Watch, open your Contacts, then tap "Block" on a contact's page.
- To block a number, open "Phone," go to "Recents," and tap "Block this caller."
- Use an iPhone to unblock a caller in the Apple Watch app. Go to "My Watch > Phone > Blocked Contacts" and swipe left on the blocked contact.
Steps
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Open Contacts on your Apple Watch. Tap the app icon that looks like the silhouette of a person, or, if you don't see that icon, open the Phone app and tap Contacts.- Use this method if the person you want to block is set up as a contact. If you want to block a random number, skip this method.
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Tap the contact to block. Use the Digital Crown to scroll up and down the list, then tap one to select it.Advertisement -
Tap Block Contact. It's at the bottom of the contact's page and will prevent them from messaging or calling you.[1]- If you have an iPhone, open the Apple Watch app and navigate to My Watch > General > Restrictions > Contacts > Add Contacts and select the contact you want to block.
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Open the Phone app. It looks like a green receiver icon.- Use this method to block a number that isn't saved to your contacts.
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Tap the Recents tab. This will list all the numbers that have recently contacted you. -
Tap the number you want to block and tap. You'll see the circled "i" icon when you're looking at a number.
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Tap Block this caller. Doing so will stop the calls from coming through on your Apple Watch.
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Open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone. Sadly, you cannot unblock someone using only your Apple Watch.- This will unblock that number or contact so they can call or message you again.
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Tap the My Watch tab. This tab shows you information about your Watch, which you can manage from here. -
Tap the Phone app and tap Blocked Contacts. You'll see a list of blocked contacts that you blocked using your Watch. -
Swipe left on the contact you want to unblock. Doing this will delete or remove the number/contact from the blocked list.- You may need to confirm your action by tapping Unblock to continue.
Expert Q&A
Tips
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You can also block someone in iMessages to prevent that number from sending you texts anywhere you get iMessages.Thanks
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