Overview
- Apple seeded the iOS 26.6 developer beta 1 on May 26, 2026, and reviewers discovered a new in‑system alert labeled “Blocked Contacts Limit Reached.”
- The alert reads that the user has reached the maximum number of blocked contacts and instructs them to remove a blocked contact in Settings to block additional callers.
- Apple has not published any official numeric limit and users on social media and Apple Support Communities report varying caps ranging from a few thousand to around 20,000 blocked numbers.
- There is no bulk-unblock tool in iOS, so affected users must go to Settings > Apps > Phone > Blocked Contacts and remove entries one at a time to free space for new blocks.
- iOS 26.6 otherwise looks like a minor beta that may reach public testers in the coming weeks, and the alert could prompt Apple to clarify or change the cap as heavy users who block spam numbers may be the most affected.