If you have the feeling of being harassed by telephone, we are all getting used to it with our fixed telephones and call centers for insulation, electricity, or other... It is also conceivable to be harassed on its Sony Xperia 5 IV, and it's much less pleasant. However, there are features that allow you to prevent these people from calling or texting you. This is among others the case of the blocking of messages.

However, if you have ever blocked messages you will no longer be able to view them in your discussion threads, what are the solutions if you ever change your mind and want to recover blocked messages on your Sony Xperia 5 IV?

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Precisely, we have written this guide to assist you to accomplish this manipulation. First, we will see how to block messages on your mobile phone, then how to see blocked messages on your Sony Xperia 5 IV , first through history, then through a computer and data recovery.

How to block text messages from a number on Sony Xperia 5 IV?

We therefore start this tutorial by going back to the basics and teaching you or relearning the method to block messages from a number on your Sony Xperia 5 IV. Even if you only want to block a person's SMS, you should know that Android's functionality will also block his calls. We present here the procedure to prevent a number from sending you messages:

  • Open the “Messages” application of your Sony Xperia 5 IV
  • When you are on the discussion list, press 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 blocked numbers on your Sony Xperia 5 IV

How to recover blocked messages on a Sony Xperia 5 IV?

We now move on to the part that probably concerns you the most, how to see blocked messages on a Sony Xperia 5 IV? Two methods can be used, the first will just require you to navigate to your phone's settings, for the second, you will need to connect your Sony Xperia 5 IV to a computer which will allow you to recover the deleted files.

How to see blocked text messages on Sony Xperia 5 IV through your phone settings?

With the new versions of Android, we suggest that you check the Android version of your Sony Xperia 5 IV, you will be able to accomplish many things, among other things, take a look at the blocked messages on your Sony Xperia 5 IV. On previous versions it is not necessarily possible to accomplish this, we have carried out the test with Android 10 and this function is available, try it on your phone even if it has a previous version, it is possible that it works, or else skip to the next part of this article. Let's go:

  • Unlock your Sony Xperia 5 IV
  • Go to the "Messages" application
  • Click on the three small vertical dots at the top right of the screen
  • Finally, in the menu " Settings " go in "Block numbers and messages"
  • In the tab "Blocked messages" you will have access to the list of all the messages filtered by your blocking and consequently look at them, you can even by clicking on them restore them in your normal conversation thread

How to recover blocked messages on Sony Xperia 5 IV via computer?

Last possibility, in the event that you cannot find the function seen in the previous part, or that you see it although there is nothing in the list when you are convinced that you have received messages that have been blocked on your Sony Xperia 5 IV, don't worry, there is another way to find them, and that happens through a computer. Check out the process below:

  • Enable USB debugging mode on your Sony Xperia 5 IV
  • Connect your Sony Xperia 5 IV to your computer
  • Use root software to root your phone
  • Now use some sort of file recovery software (most of them are free and work in a similar way)
  • Click on “Messages”, also remember to check “attachment” in the event that you want to recover them, in this way the software will find all your SMS, blocked SMS and deleted SMS on your Sony Xperia 5 IV

If you are ever looking for as many tutorials as possible to become the king of the Sony Xperia 5 IV, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Sony Xperia 5IV.