How to prevent contacts from communicating with you on iPad

You can prevent contacts from communicating with you on iPad by blocking them in Phone, Messages, and FaceTime, and unblock them later.

By Abigail Shilets - Staff Writer
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On iPad, you can easily block contacts from being able to communicate with you in the Phone, Messages, and FaceTime apps, and you can unblock a contact at any time. You just add a blocked contact and select a contact to block.

Block a contact

  1. Open the Settings app on your iPad.
  2. Tap Privacy & Security and tap Blocked Contacts.
  3. Tap Add Blocked Contact and then select a contact to block.

Unblock a contact

  1. Open the Settings app on your iPad.
  2. Tap Privacy & Security and tap Blocked Contacts.
  3. Select a Blocked Contact and scroll down. Tap Unblock Contact.

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Abigail is a staff writer for GeeksChalk based in Pennsylvania. She covers news, how-tos, and user guides for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. Before becoming a writer Abigail studied computer science at University and also worked at Apple for more than two years. When not creating masterpiece for GeeksChalk, you can usually find Abigail hiking, climbing, or otherwise unplugged.
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