Declutter your
Messages screen by moving spam messages from contacts to the block box. If you have blocked a contact, that contact's messages will also be in the block box.
On the
Messages screen, press and hold a contact (or phone number) and tap
Block contact.
Note: To block multiple contacts, tap
, select the contacts, and tap
Move.
When the contact sends you messages, you will not see them in the
Messages screen or receive notifications and calls. To completely discard future messages from blocked contacts, unselect
Save block message in the
Messages settings.
- To read messages in the block box, on the
Messages screen, tap
.
- To remove messages or contacts from the block box, press and hold the contact (or phone number) and tap
Unblock.