In this guide, we will show you a couple of handy workarounds that might help you rectify the issue of the Block This Caller feature not working on iOS 17. The seventeenth iteration of the OS has brought a slew of noteworthy features and intriguing goodies to the fore. On the flip side though, it seems to have paved the way for the entry of a few bugs as well. Among them, the most infuriating one is the inability of users to prevent spammers from contacting them.
In this regard, numerous users have voiced their concern that the Block This Caller feature is not working along the expected lines right after installing the latest iOS 17 update. What makes the matter worse is the fact that it seems to affect both the calls and messages. Whenever a user taps on ‘Block this caller’, then goes back a menu, and again taps on that contact, they can still see the ‘Block this caller’ option.
Likewise, no contacts are being shown under the Blocked Contacts section in Settings. Moreover, this isn’t the first time this issue has been reported. Back with iOS 13 there was this same bug doing the rounds, however, at that point in time the issue had encapsulated the masses, but this time around only a handful of users are on the wrong side of the fence. Still, it needs to be addressed and at the earliest. So without further ado, let’s get to the task.
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Fix iOS 17 Block This Caller not working
It is recommended that you try out each of the below-mentioned workarounds and then see which one spells out success. So with that in mind, let’s get started.
FIX 1: Force Restart
- First off, press and release the Volume Up button.
- Then press and release the Volume Down button.
- Now press and hold the Power button until the Apple logo appears.
- Once that happens, release the Power key. The forced reboot is complete.
- Check if it fixes the issue of Block This Caller feature not working on iOS 17.
FIX 2: Toggle Block This Caller
If the phone numbers are added to the Block this caller section but you are still getting calls and messages from them, then in that case you should remove them from the block list and then re-add them. This will refresh the feature’s underlying settings and should rectify the issue that we are currently dealing with. So let’s give it a try using the below-listed steps and check out the results.
- Go to the conversation thread in the Messages app of the contact you’d like to block and tap on the contact’s name.
- Then tap on the “i” > Tap the name, phone number, or email address and scroll down to tap on “Unblock this Caller.”
- Now force restart your iPhone as explained in FIX 1 above and check if Block This Caller feature is working on iOS 17.
In case of Alphanumeric Phone Numbers
There have been many instances wherein the spam text uses an alphanumeric phone number instead of simply having the number. In such cases, the Block This Caller feature tends to fail more often than not. Unfortunately, there doesn’t seem to exist any workaround that could address this loophole.
That’s it. These were a couple of handy workarounds that might help you rectify the issue of the Block This Caller feature not working on iOS 17. If you have any queries concerning the aforementioned steps, do let us know in the comments. We will get back to you with a solution at the earliest.
