How to Block Email Addresses on iPhone

Use Gmail

Open the Gmail app. The Gmail app has an envelope icon with a red "M". Tap the Gmail icon to open Gmail on the home screen. Your main Gmail inbox opens.

Tap the email from the user you want to block. The email content opens with the sender's email address displayed at the top.

Click on the . sign next to the sender's name. This three-dot button is on the same line as the sender's name at the top of the page. An options menu will pop up.

Click Block "Sender" . This is the last option in the pop-up menu. This sender will be added to the blocked list. Any future emails from this person will go into the spam folder.

Use iCloud Mail

Visit https://www.icloud.com/#mail on Safari. Safari is the default web browser on iPhone and iPad. The application has a blue compass icon and is located in the Dock at the bottom of the screen.

Tap the icon. The Share button is a square with an upward arrow located in the upper right corner of the Safari browser. The Share menu will appear.

Click Request Desktop Site . Swipe left on the line to see all options. The task name is below the desktop icon on the bottom line of the share menu options list. The website will change to the same interface as when displayed on the computer.

If you're not signed in, enter your Apple ID email address and password before continuing.

Open Settings. This gear icon is in the bottom left corner of the page. A menu will pop up.

Tap Rules… in the pop-up menu. The Rules window will open.

Click Add a Rule… (Add a rule). This blue link is at the top right of the window.

If you don't see this option, first make sure you're in the Rules tab in the upper right corner of the window.

Enter your email address. In the text box below the "is from" heading, enter the email address you want to block.

If the title on this text box has different content, click on it and select is from from the drop-down menu that appears.

Tap the "Then" drop-down box near the bottom of the menu. Another drop-down menu will appear.

Click Move to Trash and Mark as Read (Move to trash and mark as read). This option is in the drop-down menu.

Click Done . This option is at the bottom of the menu. Now that you've created the rule, any email sent from a blocked email address that arrives in your mailbox will go straight to the trash. This setting will also be synced to your iPhone.

Use Yahoo Mail

Visit https://mail.yahoo.com/ on Safari. Safari is the default web browser on iPhone and iPad. The application has a blue compass icon and is located in the Dock at the bottom of the screen.

Tap Continue to mobile site . The first time you visit the Yahoo Mail website using the Safari browser, you will be asked if you want to download the Yahoo Mail application. To view Yahoo Mail on Safari, tap Continue to mobile site .

Click the image button. The square Share button with an upward arrow is located in the upper right corner of the Safari browser. The Share menu will appear.

Click Request Desktop Site . The task name is below the desktop icon on the bottom line of the share menu options list. The website will change to the same interface as when displayed on the computer.

If you're not logged into Yahoo, enter your email address and password before continuing.

Click Settings . The option is next to the gear icon in the upper right of the inbox. To see this option on your iPhone or iPad, you need to scroll right by swiping left. A drop-down menu will appear.

If you're not already using the new version of Yahoo inbox, first tap the blue One click away from your upgraded mailbox button on the left side of the page.

Tap More Settings . This option is at the bottom of the drop-down menu. The Settings page will open.

Click Security and Privacy. This tab is on the left side of the page.

Click ＋ Add . The option is to the right of the "Blocked addresses" heading, in the middle of the "Security and Privacy" section.

Enter your email address. Enter the email address you want to block in the "Address" text box at the top right of the page.

Click Save . This blue button is below the email address field. The email address will be added to the Yahoo inbox's block list, so future emails from this sender will not reach your Yahoo inbox on all platforms (including iPhone).

Use Microsoft Outlook

Visit https://www.outlook.com/ on Safari. The Microsoft Outlook mailbox opens if you are signed in.

If you're not signed in, first click Sign in and enter your email address and password.

Outlook is now the default name for Hotmail and Live accounts.

Click . The Share button is a square with an upward arrow located in the upper right corner of the Safari browser. The Share menu will appear.

Click Request Desktop Site . The task name is below the desktop icon on the bottom line of the share menu options list. The website will change to the same interface as when displayed on the computer.

Click Settings . This gear icon is located in the upper right corner of the Outlook window. A drop-down menu will appear. On your iPhone or iPad, you may need to scroll right to see this option.

Scroll down and tap View full settings. This link is at the bottom of the drop-down menu. The Settings window will open.

Click the Mail tab . This option is on the left side of the window.

Click Junk email . Options are in the middle column on the Settings window.

Enter your email address. In the text box at the top of the "Blocked senders" section of the window, enter the email address of the person you want to block.

Click Add . This blue button is to the right of the text box containing the email address. The email address will be added to the block list.

Click Save . This blue button is below the email address field. The email address will be added to the Yahoo inbox's block list, so future emails from this sender will not reach your Yahoo inbox on all platforms (including iPhone).