It's possible to call someone even if they've blocked your number on their iPhone, because the iOS blocking feature relies on your caller ID being visible Whether it's advisable, ethical or even legal to do so is another matter.

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In this article we explain how to hide your caller ID and bypass an iPhone call block - but this is for emergencies only. Please don't get yourself in trouble with the law. We explain how to do this in our article How to block a number on iPhone. This feature has been retained in every iOS update since, up to and including iOS But if you're the one who's been blocked to find out, read How to tell if someone has blocked you , is there any way to override the block and push your call through in an emergency?

If you fell out badly with a loved one but now need to pass on urgent news about a family illness, for instance. In fact it's incredibly easy - worryingly so, really - to bypass iOS's number-blocking feature.

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But before we explain how it works, a quick final warning. The method we explain involves hiding your caller ID, which is a simple feature available to anyone.

This in itself is completely legal. However, it's entirely possible that use of this method to call someone after they have made it clear they don't wish to be contacted will get you into legal hot water somewhere down the line; it could be regarded as harassment. That's before we even get to the ethical side of things.

All services are active and functional and caller IDs show my name and number. No issues whatsoever except for this. Can you enter the number? If you click the arrow on the right side of the field, it will take you to the next screen where you should be able to enter your number. If the number is there already you can edit it. But if it hasn't been picked up yet that field doesn't have the arrow and is not able to be edited.

However this was a new activation and it took about hours and then restarting the phone picked the number up. I had run into a similar issue years ago with my wife's phone. I've since read that it can take hours for this to occur. You wouldn't actually notice because all features and functions work. I just happened to be looking through all settings and noticed this. I do do find it odd that you can edit the number once it appears there but you can't do anything with that field until the number appears.

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