Text I can't block?

[DomC]

I received a political text tonight that only showed on my phone and not on my desktop.
Which is weird, since all texts usually come to all places.
The text came from a number that I couldn't block. If I hit the "i" icon I saw no Block This Caller option. If I clicked on the number I had no option either.
I've never had this happen since iOS 9 came out that I couldn't block someone.
I ended up creating a contact with the number, then blocking the contact.
Am I missing something?

 

[C DM]

I received a political text tonight that only showed on my phone and not on my desktop.
Which is weird, since all texts usually come to all places.
The text came from a number that I couldn't block. If I hit the "i" icon I saw no Block This Caller option. If I clicked on the number I had no option either.
I've never had this happen since iOS 9 came out that I couldn't block someone.
I ended up creating a contact with the number, then blocking the contact.
Am I missing something?

You can get the block option if you go to the info page and then tap on the number that appears at the top there.

 

[DomC]

I did that but the block option was not there.

 

[beernut]

I did that but the block option was not there.

Could it have been further down in the menu, below the fold?

 

[DomC]

I scrolled the whole screen and didn't see it. That was the screen I used to add it as a contact.
In the end I took care of the number, but it was weird not to have a block option. Have to figure this out as the election gets closer!

 

[C DM]

I did that but the block option was not there.

First you hit the blue "i" in the circle on the top right of the conversation page, and then on the following info page you tapped on the number that appears close to the top on the left (vs tapping on the number that appears at the top in the center on the conversation page itself)?

http://www.iphonehacks.com/2016/08/block-number-ios-10.html/amp

 

[DomC]

That's what I did.

OK, figured out the forwarding issue. Mr. Bonehead reset his settings a couple of days ago to see how it affected his battery. Never turned on forwarding again.