How to see a blocked number and unblock them on Android

In our daily life, we mostly communicate with people using our phones. But some people who contact us through phone numbers are spammers, telemarketers, and fake callers. We generally like to block such anonymous calls on our cell phones so they can't be able to disturb us in the future. Android smartphones provide an inbuilt feature that helps to block unwanted calls.

While we block such unwanted phone numbers on our device, unfortunately, sometimes we also block our regular, real, unknown, or caretaker phone number. Here, we will discuss how to view blocked numbers on Android and unblock such numbers from the block list.

The steps to see the blocked number on all different Android phones are mostly the same but might be varied in their interface and term used.

How to see a blocked number from Contacts or Phone app

There are different ways to see the blocked number on Android phones and tablets. They may vary slightly according to device UI manufacturers. But one of the simplest ways to see the blocked number on the phone is using the Contacts or Phone app.

How to see the blocked number on Samsung

1. First of all, open your Phone app and then tap on the menu (three dots) option present at the screen's upper-right corner.
2. From the list of available menu options, click on Settings.
3. Now, click on the Block numbers
4. If there is any blocked number present in your Samsung phone, you will see all of them here (Block number screen).

How to unblock a number on Samsung

To unblock any phone number which is previously set in the blocked list, navigate to the "Block numbers" settings screen by following the above steps and click on the "-" (minus) sign next to the blocked number that you want to unblock and then OK.

How to see the blocked number on Huawei/Honor

To see the blocked number on your Android Huawei/Honor phones, follow the below-given steps:

1. Open your phone's Dialer app and tap on the menu (three horizontal lines) present at the screen's bottom right.
2. From the list of various options, click on the Harassment filter.
3. Under the Blocklist section, you will see all the numbers which are blocked on your Android phone.

How to unblock a number on Huawei/Honor

You can unblock the number one-by-one or all at once in your Huawei/Honor Android phone. To unblock any phone number that previously set in the blocked list, navigates upto the "Blocklist" section.

To unblock a particular number, tap on it. It will pop up a screen that alerts you about you want to remove that number from the block list. Click on the "Remove" button. If you want to remove (unblock) all the blocked numbers at once, click on the "Clear" icon that present at the bottom of screen and then click on the "Remove" button.

See blocked number using Google Phone App

If you are using the Google Phone app on your Android smartphone, you can easily see the blocked number if present. To see the blocked number using the Google Phone app, follow the below-mentioned steps. This method works on most Android phones, including Google, OnePlus, Motorola, Lenovo, etc.

1. Launch the Phone app on your Android phone.
   
2. Click on the menu option (three horizontal lines) that appears at the screen's top-left corner.
   
3. From the list of options, click on the Settings
   
4. Scroll down the Settings screen and tap on the Blocked numbers. Here, you will see the list of blocked numbers on your phone.
   

Unblock number on Android phone using Google Phone App

To unblock the number on your Android phone using the Google Phone app, open the Phone app and navigate to the Blocked numbers screen by following the above steps (mentioned in the section "See blocked number using Google Phone App"). Now tap on the number you want to unblock. It pop-ups a confirmation message, allow positive action. You can also tap on the small "X" icon that appears next to the number which you want to unblock.

How to see the blocked number on HTC phone

1. Open the phone dialer app, which normally presents on the phone's home screen.
   
2. Tap on the menu option (three dots) present at the upper-right corner of the screen.
   
3. Click on the Blocked contacts option, where you will see a list of blocked numbers on your phone.
   

How to unblock a number on an HTC phone

To unblock the phone numbers that are earlier added to the blocked list, visit the Blocked contacts screen. From the list of your blocked number, tap and hold on a number you want to unblock. You will see a menu option pop-ups; click on the Unblock contacts option. A confirmation message appears showing that you are sure to remove this blocked contact. Click on OK, and the selected number to unblock.

How to see the blocked number on the Asus Zenfone phone

1. Open the Phone app, which normally presents on the phone's home screen.
   
2. Tap on the menu option (three dots) present at the corner of the screen.
   
3. From the menus list, click on the Block list option, where you will see a list of blocked numbers on your phone.
   

How to unblock a number on Asus Zenfone phone

To unblock the phone numbers from blocked list in your Asus Zenfone, tap on a number from the block list you want to unblock. It pop-up a list of options; click on the Remove from block list option. A confirmation message appears showing that you are sure to remove this blocked contact. Click on OK, and the selected number will be get removed from the block list.

How to see the blocked number on OPPO phone

If you are using an OPPO phone, you can see the blocked number on your device by visiting Settings options. Under the settings screen, tap on Call and then Block. If you blocked any number for messages, then navigate to Settings > Messages > and then Block. Here, all your blocked numbers appear if present.

How to know if anyone blocked your number on Android phone

If any Android user blocked your phone number, your text messages would go through normally, but they can't deliver to that Android user. The same case happens for iPhone, you can identify whether your number is blocked on anyone's phone. The easiest way to know whether your number is blocked on other phone's by calling them. Check your voicemail is there any message. It doesn't happen automatically until your phone number has blocked by that person. If it happens repeatedly, that means your number has been blocked on that particular person's phone.