How to Block a Contact in Microsoft Teams

With a 1000% increase in usage at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Microsoft Teams’ deep integration with Office 365 makes it one of the most popular collaboration tools. The app works on Windows, Mac, iOS and Android devices. Apart from being a collaboration software, the app also offers video conferencing and chat messaging features.

To call or message someone using the Teams app, all you have to do is make sure they’re in your contact list. However, if you no longer want the person to contact you on the Microsoft Teams platform, you can block them. Here’s how it works:

Note: The block option is only available for personal Microsoft Teams accounts.

How to Block a Contact in Microsoft Teams for Android

If you’re using an Android device, you can block a contact in Microsoft Teams by:

Stage 1: Launch Microsoft Teams and tap Chat at the bottom of the screen.

Step 2: Select the contact or chat you want to block by tapping and holding for a few seconds.

Stage 3: Select Block to block the contact.

Note: When you block someone who is part of a group chat, other people in the group can still read their messages. To avoid this, you need to delete the blocked contact from the group.

You can follow the same steps above to unblock a contact in Microsoft Teams for Android. However, if the contact is no longer in your recent chat list, follow these steps:

Stage 1: Launch Microsoft Teams and tap on your Profile Picture.

Step 2: Tap on Settings from the menu options.

Stage 3: Scroll through the list of options on the Settings page and select Contacts.

Step 4: Tap on Blocked Contacts and select the contact you want to unblock by tapping on it.

Step 5: Tap Unblock Contact.

How to Block a Contact in Microsoft Teams for iOS

Here’s how to block a contact in Microsoft Teams on your iOS device:

Stage 1: Launch the Teams app from your device’s home screen.

Step 2: Tap Chat at the bottom of the screen.

Stage 3: Select the contact or chat you want to block by tapping on it.

Step 4: At the top of the screen, tap the Contact’s name.

Step 5: Tap the person’s name a second time after the chat details window opens.

Step 6: Tap on Block Contact.

You can follow the same steps above to unblock a contact in Microsoft Teams for iOS. However, if the contact is no longer in your recent chat list, follow these steps:

Stage 1: Launch Microsoft Teams and tap on your Profile Picture.

Step 2: Tap on Settings from the menu options.

Stage 3: Scroll through the list of options on the Settings page and select Contacts.

Step 4: Tap on Blocked Contacts and select the contact you want to unblock by tapping on it.

Step 5: Tap Unblock Contact.

How to Block a Contact in Microsoft Teams for Windows

Check out the steps below to learn the steps to block a contact in Microsoft Teams for Windows.

Stage 1: Launch Microsoft Teams on your computer.

Step 2: Select the Chat tab and hover your mouse cursor over the person you need to block. If the contact is not in your recent Chat list, you can use the Search option to find the contact.

Stage 3: Click the three horizontal dots next to the Contact name, also known as More options.

Step 4: Select Block from the listed options and instead of seeing the Contact’s status, you’ll see a new flag indicating that the Contact has been blocked.

You can use the same steps above to unblock someone in Microsoft Teams while using your Windows PC. However, if the contact is no longer in your recent chat list, follow these steps:

Stage 1: Click on the three horizontal dots on your Profile Picture, also known as Settings and more.

Step 2: Click on Settings.

Stage 3: If you’re using Windows 11, click Privacy and click Edit Blocked Contacts or Managed Edit Blocked Users.

Step 4: Find the person you need to unblock and click Unblock.

Fix Not Showing Status in Microsoft Teams

By blocking a contact in Microsoft Teams, their status changes to Blocked. You can now check out our guide on fixing Microsoft Teams showing status on Windows.