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One of the great things about apps that facilitate communication on smart devices is that you can block contacts. Whether it's annoying people who might be stalking you online or companies looking to ...

Sifting through the masses on a dating app can be difficult and discouraging enough on its own, but nothing is worse than when you see someone you'd really rather not see while swiping. After years of ...

Tinder is introducing Block Contacts to allow users to avoid awkward encounters with exes, cousins, colleagues or any other IRL acquaintances. Shutterstock See more of our coverage in your search ...

There were 178,040 fraud reports in the forest quarter of the year, according to the Federal Trade Commission, with the top contact method for fraudsters being phone calls; here’s how iPhone users can ...

Tinder's latest update released the "Block Contacts" feature that aims to help people from "awkward run-ins" with previous partners or exes, and also the family members who are also in the app.

Apple's iOS 26.6 update appears to add new wording around blocked contact limits, though it is unclear if the actual limits have changed. Code in the beta suggests users will get a warning if they ...

You can quickly find blocked numbers in Settings. Blocked contacts apply to Phone, Messages, and FaceTime. You can unblock or add blocked contacts from the same place. Nearly everyone has blocked a ...