It appears that, using the second method, if you put in the email address it will block email messages from that address as well. I forgot all about that, HMMMM, no wonder I don’t get any email from that person!
************ - Sent from Ino Squire's iPhone 8 (iOS 15.1) via Google Mail > On Oct 27, 2021, at 1:14 PM, Wayne Merritt <[email protected]> wrote: > > Do you know if the second method works for blocking spam texts from > email addresses? I get these fairly often and they show up as > messages, even though they are from an email address. > > Wayne > >> On 10/27/21, Bill Gallik <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi All, >> >> That is certainly one of several ways to block text messages from a >> specified source. There are at least two more ways to do this: >> >> 1) Provided the sender you want to block is in your Contacts, open the >> Phone app, select the “Contacts” tab at the bottom, locate the offending >> contact and open it, activate the “Edit” button and finally locate and >> activate the “Block” button at the bottom of the contact dialog. >> >> 2) Or you can open “Settings” and activate the “Phone” item. Then locate >> and activate the “Block Senders” button, in the resulting dialog locate and >> activate the “Add” button and then simply fill in the telephone number you >> desire to block. >> >> Seems like there ought to be a simpler way to do this. I’ve done this using >> both above methods and the method Dan suggested enough times that it seems >> easy enough to me until I start giving written instructions!!! YIKES!!!! >> >> >> * * * * * * * * * * * * >> - Bill from Ino, Wisconsin >> - "Vision without action is daydream. Action without vision is nightmare." >> - Japanese Proverb >> >> >>>> On Oct 26, 2021, at 7:37 AM, Dan <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Ok, I figured this one out. the user guide does not explain it fully so I >>> was confused. >>> >>> >>> >>> to do this you first have to open a text conversation. You next double >>> tap on the name/phone number at the top of the screen. This will bring up >>> a list of choices. 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