How to Know If Someone Blocked Your Number on iPhone, iMessage, Android

When you call the right number, sometimes no one answers and your texts are not read. Maybe they are busy or doing something you want them to do. If you can't reach someone, that doesn't mean they've blocked you. Even though you can't be sure unless you ask the person, there are some signs that can help you figure it out. Technology is everywhere in the world we live in now, so it can be easier than ever to talk to people. But by pushing one or two buttons, you can easily stop someone from talking to you. You might wonder if the same thing is happening to you if you text someone and don't hear back. Here are different ways to know if someone blocked your number on iPhone, iMessage, and Android.

Can you know for sure?

First of all, we should say that there's no way to know for sure if you've been blocked. For instance, you won't hear from that person or see a sign in their contact information. That would invade the privacy of the other user. But little clues like the lack of a "Delivered" message on an iPhone or what you hear when you call the person can help you figure out if they've blocked you. In fact, if you and the person you're texting both have iPhones, it's much easier to find out if someone blocked your phone number.

How to know if someone blocked your number on iPhone

You can find out if someone has blocked your phone number in a few different ways. Justin Lavelle, who is the Chief Communications Officer at Been Verified, tells you how to tell if your iPhone number has been blocked.

See how fast you get to voicemail

If you call someone who has blocked your number, you will never find out. But the way the ringtone and voicemail should work won't. When you call an unblocked number, you will hear anywhere from three to twelve rings and then a voicemail message. If the person's phone is off or if he or she is already on the phone, you will go straight to voicemail.

The way a blocked number works is a little different. You'll go straight to voicemail after one ring. You can leave a voicemail, but it won't show up right away in the person's inbox. Voicemails from blocked numbers instead go to a different place. (How you get there depends on what kind of phone you have, and it's not really important to this article.)

Basically, if your phone rings a lot or goes straight to voicemail, you're probably not blocked. It's likely that you are if you hear one ring and then a voicemail prompt.

If spam calls bother you, you can block that person. Here's how to block a number on iPhone.

Check out your iMessage texting app

When you send a message, you will probably get a "delivered" confirmation. "When you check your messages with the person you think blocked you, look for that confirmation. "The last message you know was read and answered to should have a status of 'delivered,'" says Lavelle. If you don't see the "delivered" notification next to the messages you send after that, it could be because that person has blocked you.

Calling that person is another way to find out if they have blocked your number. "If you call a certain number and get voicemail or a strange message like "temporarily out of service" or "the person is not taking calls," this could mean that your number has been blocked," says Lavelle. You might have done something bad that you shouldn't have over text.

How to Know if You Got Blocked on iMessage

Check your iMessage Delivery Status

The only instant messaging service from Apple, iMessage, has a lot of features. One of them is how the delivery is going. Every iMessage you send has a tag that says when it was sent and received. It tells you if your message was sent or not. Even though "delivered" only shows up next to the most recent message (and changes to "read" if the other person has read receipts turned on), it can help you figure out if you've been blocked or not.

If all of your most recent messages say "delivered," you know that the person hasn't blocked you.

But if the "delivered" tag disappears all of a sudden, it can be worrying. When someone blocks your number, they won't get your messages anymore, and your phone won't be able to let you know.

The “Delivered” tag disappears

They can still read the messages you sent before you were blocked. Their status can change from "Delivered" to "Read." But they won't get the message you sent after you were blocked. Even after you are unblocked, the messages you sent while you were blocked won't reach the people you sent them to.

But does the absence of "delivered" always mean that the other person has blocked you? No, not always. There are other ways that your iMessages might not get to the person you want them to.

If someone switches from an iPhone to an Android phone without removing their number from the iMessage servers, it will still show up in iMessages. But they won't get the messages you send them. Hence, no "delivered" tag. They might not even be able to get on the internet.

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How to know if someone blocked your number on Android

Even less is clear if either you or the person you are texting has an Android phone. When you text on an Android phone, you won't see the "delivered" message. Even if you text from an iPhone to an Android phone, you won't see it. So, how can you tell if someone has blocked your number from getting texts on an Android phone?

Lavelle says that if an Android user has blocked you, your text messages will still go through, but they won't reach the Android user. It works just like an iPhone, but it doesn't tell you when something is delivered or not. Lavelle says that calling the person is the easiest way to find out if they have blocked you. Like an iPhone, you can listen for it to go to voicemail or play a pre-recorded message. Of course, this doesn't always mean that person has blocked your phone number. There are other reasons why your call might have gone to voicemail. But if it keeps happening and both calls and texts go unanswered, you should think you've been blocked. Even if you don't mind getting blocked, you shouldn't text in these annoying ways.