If you do not wish to receive a phone call from any particular
contact, then you put them on your blocked list on your iPhone or Android. But
what will you do in case you have blocked a phone number by mistake? Or in case
you wish to unblock any contact? Then you need to follow the steps mentioned
below to unblock
a blocked phone number.
Steps to unblock a blocked phone
number on Android
This procedure will only work for the Android 6.0 and new versions
users. But, in case you have an outdated version of the Android phone, then the
steps will not be the same but not that much different. So, you can also try
the below-mentioned steps for the outdated version of Android.
Go through the steps given below to unlock a blocked phone number:
• Go to the smartphone Phone application.
• Press on the More option.
• Choose the Settings option.
• Find the Blocked numbers feature and after
that, press on it.
• Once you have completed these steps, you will
get blocked numbers drop-down list on display.
• You need to find the contact that you want to
unblock from the blocked list.
• After that, press on the Clear or Unblock
button.
• It will delete that selected contact or number
from your blocked list.
• Now, you have successfully unblocked a blocked
phone number, and you will get the calls and messages from that unblocked
contact.
Steps to unblock a blocked phone
number on iPhone
The iPhone users can easily unblock a blocked phone number by
following the steps mentioned below:
• Choose the Settings option by going to the
iPhone home screen.
• Go down, and after that, click on the phone
option.
• Search and press on the Call Blocking and
Identification option.
• Choose the Edit option.
• Search the contact that you wish to remove from
your blocked list.
• After finding the contact number, press on the
Minus symbol given on the right-hand side of the display.
• Click on the Unblock button to verify the
procedure.
• Then, click on the Done button.
Steps to unblock a blocked phone
number on a Windows Smartphone
• Slide to the left from the home screen.
• Go down and after that, press on the
“Settings” tab.
• Find the “Call +SMS filter+” option.
• After finding that option, click on it.
• Press on the Blocked Numbers button.
• Find the contact you wish to remove from the
blocked list.
Here’s how to turn on call
forwarding on the Smartphone
Steps to turn on call forwarding
on Android
• Click on the Phone application.
• Choose the Action Overflow symbol. It
resembles a three dots icon.
• Press on the Settings option. It is known as
Call Settings.
• Choose the Call Forwarding option.
• Select the option you wish to enable:
1. Forward when busy.
2. Always forward.
3. Forward when unreached.
• Type the forwarding phone number.
• Click on the Enable button.
• Otherwise, press on the OK button.
Steps to turn on call forwarding
on Windows Smartphone
• Click on the More option.
• Choose the Settings option.
• Find the option which you wish to enable:
1. Voice Mail.
2. New Contact.
3. New Number.
4. Your mobile phone number.
• All the options as mentioned above provided
below the “Forward Calls to” menu.
• You need to accept the enabled options below
the Apple Settings menu.
• Press on the Done button to verify the changes
you have made.
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