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How do I stop my iPhone from automatically blocking a specific contact?

So my phone keeps blocking my fathers number, i unblock it swipe out, and it’s automatically blocked again. I tried every trick I saw, restarting my phone, updating it, deleting his contact then adding it again, nothing worked. The thing is it’s only his contact it blocks, it doesn’t block any other contact just my father’s. This has happened before as well, the solution was just to restart my phone, but it’s not working this time.


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Original Title: Randomly blocking contact

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If you feel an unauthorized person/app is remotely using, controlling or monitoring your device, then that is possible only if you have done one or more of the following Don'ts...


  1. Don't hand over an iPhone to kids or to a stranger without Enabling Guided Access
  2. Don't share Apple IDs
  3. Don't Jailbreak
  4. Don't share sensitive information pertaining to your device
  5. Don't give in to Phishing
  6. Don't plug in your device in Airports and Public places through third-party cables and trust the device. Beware of Juice Jacking. (Especially in India)
  7. Don't leave your iPhone unlocked and unattended in public places like offices, schools, malls, etc.


If one of the above is true, then quickly change the Apple ID Password and Return iPhone settings to their defaults.