If you ever have the impression of being harassed by phone, we are all starting to get used to it with our landlines and call centers for insulation, electricity, or other… It is also possible to do so. harass on his Google Pixel 4 XL, and it's much less pleasant. However, there are features that make it possible to prevent these people from contacting you. This is particularly the case with message blocking.

That said, if you have blocked messages you will no longer be able to view them in your discussion threads, what to do if you change your mind and want to to recover blocked messages on your Google Pixel 4 XL?

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We have written this tutorial to help you do this. First, we will learn the procedure to block messages on your smartphone, then how to see blocked messages on your Google Pixel 4 XL , first through history, then using a computer and data recovery.

How to block text messages from a number on Google Pixel 4 XL?

We therefore start this tutorial by going back to the basics and teaching you or re-learning the technique for block messages by a number on your Google Pixel 4 XL. Even if you only want to block one person's text messages, note that Android's functionality will also block his calls. Learn how to prevent a number from sending you messages:

  • Open the “Messages” application on your Google Pixel 4 XL
  • When you are on the discussion list click on the three small vertical dots at the top right of the screen
  • Then click on "Settings"
  • Finally, in "Block numbers and messages" write the number you want to block
  • Below you can see the list of numbers blocked on your Google Pixel 4 XL

How to recover blocked messages on a Google Pixel 4 XL?

Now we’re going to the part you’re probably most interested in, how to see blocked messages on a Google Pixel 4 XL? There are two methods you can use, the first will simply require browsing the settings of your smartphone, for the second, you will need to connect your Google Pixel 4 XL to a computer that will allow you to recover the deleted files.

How to see blocked SMS on Google Pixel 4 XL through the settings of your smartphone?

With the new versions of Android, we advise you to check the Android version of your Google Pixel 4 XL, you can perform a lot of functions, for example, browse the blocked messages on your Google Pixel 4 XL. On previous versions it is not necessarily possible to accomplish it, we have carried out the test with Android 10 and this feature is available, try it on your smartphone even if it has a previous version, it may be that it works, or skip to the next part of this guide. Let's go:

  • Unlock your Google Pixel 4 XL
  • Go to the "Messages" application
  • Tap the three small vertical dots at the top right of the screen
  • Finally, in the tab " Settings " meet in "Block numbers and messages"
  • In the section "Blocked messages" you will discover the list of all the messages filtered by your blocking and consequently consult them, you can also by clicking on them restore them in your normal discussion thread

How to recover blocked messages on Google Pixel 4 XL via computer?

Last alternative, in the event that you cannot find the functionality seen in the previous part, or that you see it nevertheless, that there is nothing in the list whereas you are convinced to have received messages which have been blocked on your Google Pixel 4 XL, fear not, there is another way to retrieve them, and it is happening with a computer. Discover the technique below:

  • Activate the USB debugging mode on your Google Pixel 4 XL
  • Connect your Google Pixel 4 XL to your computer
  • Use root software to root your smartphone
  • Now use some sort of file recovery software (the vast majority are free and work the same)
  • Click on “Messages”, you can also check “attachment” if you want to recover them, so the software will recover all of your SMS, blocked SMS and deleted SMS on your Google Pixel 4 XL

In the event that you want a lot of tutorials to become a master of the Google Pixel 4 XL, we invite you to watch the other tutorials in the category: Google Pixel 4 XL.