You'll see a notification that says "[Contact] has notifications silenced" with a small moon symbol next to it. You can break through Focus mode and deliver the message if you're part of the receiver's friends and family list. Your texts may be blocked if you don't see any indication that notifications are silenced.
Check the Bubble Color
For example, if you send me a message and I receive it with a green bubble, this means that the message was sent through SMS rather than iMessage. If you don't see a blue bubble on your end, then it's likely that they've blocked you on iMessage.
If you send a message as a regular SMS in the green text bubble and you do not get a “Delivered” notification but instead get a notification similar to “Message not Delivered” or no message at all, that means you were probably blocked.
They'll also see a button labeled Notify Anyway. If they tap this, their message will be pushed through and you'll receive a notification on your iPhone even if you have notifications silenced. This feature is meant to make it so that others can still reach you if the situation is urgent, like in case of an emergency.
If you have shared focus on they can see it even if blocked.
Can You Tell if Someone Put You On Do Not Disturb? No, you cannot. Your phone will reach that person's voicemail as usual, but they won't hear their ringtone or see a notification on their home screen, so they will be unable to answer.
If an Android user has blocked you, Lavelle says, “your text messages will go through as usual; they just won't be delivered to the Android user.” It's the same as an iPhone, but without the “delivered” notification (or lack thereof) to clue you in.
Their status appears as “unavailable” You cannot send them any messages, and if you try, you will get a message saying that the user is unavailable. If you try to call them you will hear that the number is busy or unavailable. If you search for them and get no results.
However, the person you've been blocked by will never receive that message. Note that you don't get a 'Delivered' notification like you usually would, but this in itself is not proof that you've been blocked. They could simply not have any signal, or an active internet connection, at the time you sent the message.
So if you send a message to someone who has blocked you, then everything will look normal with you. You will also see Delivered Status if you send messages via iMessages - but the message does not reach the recipient. The recipient will also not be able to see that you have tried to send a message to them.
You've likely been blocked if your call goes straight to voicemail. Seeing Read receipts, their Do Not Disturb status, or automated text responses means you're not blocked on iMessage! No Delivery notification beneath your last sent iMessage can mean you're blocked.
Blocked messages will not come through when unblocked.
You won't be able to retrieve them.
No, there is currently no effective way to retrieve blocked messages on an iPhone. However, if you need to recover deleted text messages from a contact before or after they were blocked, you can use methods such as iTunes Backup or iCloud Backup.
To check if you're blocked, try calling the person you suspect has blocked you. If the call goes straight to voicemail every time, it's possible that you've been blocked.
Blocking Someone on Android Messages and Apple iMessage
When you block a contact over Android or iPhone, they will still be able to send you text messages. These messages will not show up on your phone but the sender will see the messages as sent. They won't know that they've been blocked.
If you have been blocked by someone with an iPhone, then calling the iPhone results in one ring, or no ring at all, before hearing a generic message stating that the person is not available. If the recipients iPhone has voicemail setup, the call is then directed to voicemail.
Android users may determine if someone has blocked their number by checking notifications. If the “sent” icon changes to “delivered,” the receiver is likely not blocked you. On the other hand, if it stays on “sent,” there's a good chance they have blocked your number.
Why do I see "notifications silenced?" The person you're texting has turned on a Focus Mode. This could mean their phone is on Do Not Disturb, they've enabled Sleep mode, or they're using one of their iPhone or iPad's other Focus Modes.
Because he doesn't want to be bothered. Possibly someone is texting frequently and he feels overwhelmed by it and needs some space. If you are the one texting give it a rest. He will respond when he is ready.
Messages from a block number are sent to the Block SMS folder instead of the inbox. To get access to this folder, follow the steps given below. Open the Message app. Tap the three dots on your device's top right corner.
The answer is NOT. Why? Once you block someone, you won't receive any messages and phone calls from this number. Unlike some Android phones, there wasn't a so-called blocked folder existed on your iPhone for data recovery.
When you unblock a number on an iPhone, the previously blocked contact can call and text you again without any issue. The unblocking feature allows you to remove a phone number from your list of blocked contacts. This means the phone will no longer stop incoming calls, messages, or FaceTime calls from that contact.