iBlackList 1.9.1 - Filter Incoming Calls and Texts

Jun 16

iBlackList 1.9.1 - Filter Incoming Calls and Texts

by Brooke System, Uncategorized, iBlackList, iClarified Add comments

I have tested this application many times on many different version and have never done a reivew of it due to the fact that I did not think that it functioned well enough. Well, I am actually quite satisfied with version 1.9.1 of iBlackList. Below is a full review of the application. However, I am going to give a brief warning first. I have never used a call/sms filtering application that works completely perfectly and iBlackList is no exception. Please read this review and install at your own discretion.

iBlackList is an application that allows you to filter your incoming calls and text messages. After installing the application you will want to restart your iPhone. Do not skip this step…make sure you restart after installing. When you open iBlackList, you will come to a password screen. The default password is 1. After you have entered 1 and selected Confirm Access, you will get the main menu. There you will see quite a few options including; the option to Enable the application, Blacklist, Whitelist, View History, Active List, Call Settings, SMS Settings, Scheduler, Extras and Password.

The first thing you will want to do is change your password. To do so, select the Password option. Here you can choose to turn off the password and you can change your password. Once you are finished, select Save Password.

You will be brought back to the main menu screen. You will now want to set up your lists. To add a number to your BackList or WhiteList, just select it. Here you will get a default category titled General BL. You can delete that category and create your own if you would like. Next, you will want to select a category (either General BL or one you have created). The next screen is where all the numbers in that category will be listed…select the + icon in the upper right corner to add a number to the list. You can add a number from your Contacts, from your Recent Calls or from your Recent SMS. You can then choose if you want to block Calls, SMS or both from that number. You can also change the Display Name and Display Phone Number for that Contact. When you have everything the way you would like it, select Add to List. You will then see that number added to the list. You can add more numbers to the list by selecting the + icon again or you can go back to the main menu by selecting Back.

Back on the main menu, you can also view your Call History. The numbers you enter into your BlackList will not show up in your stock SMS application or Call History (if they leave a voicemail, it will go into your stock Voicemail) however, you can see them in the View History option in iBlackList. It will display the date, time, contact name and contact phone number. In the lower menu bar, you can also choose to see only missed Calls or only missed SMS. If you select a missed call on the list, you are given the option to call the number back. If you select a missed sms on the list, you are able to view the enter text message and then are given the option to reply.

Back on the main menu, you will notice an Active List option. This option allows you to choose which category list you would like active. It displays all the categories you have created in your BlackList and WhiteList. So, lets say you create a Family category in your WhiteList and you are about to go to a meeting or to bed at night, you can select your Family category and you will only receive calls from numbers in that category. Or, lets say you have a BlackList category titled Do Not Answer, you can select that category and filter only those calls.

You are also able to choose from Call and SMS settings. In the Call Setting, you have the option to have Calls sent directly into your Voicemail, get a Busy Signal or No Action. The Busy Signal option will give the caller a quick busy signal and then the call will drop. The No Action option sounds will ring and then goes to your voicemail, like a normal call would (though, you do not hear it ring…it only sounds as if it is for the caller). I have tested all of these options and they all work correctly. The Call and SMS Setting also have the option to turn on/off Save History, Delete Recent Calls, Restrict Number, Address Book Only, Show Statusbar Icon and Vibrate.

Back on the main menu, you also have the option to turn on a Scheduler. This allows you to schedule categories to turn on/off at specific times during the day. So, if you do not want a call from anyone but family from 11:00pm until 7:00am, you can select the Family category and the set those times for each day.

The Extras option allows you to turn on/off Call Privacy, SMS Privacy and Call Forwarding Privacy.

This is a very in depth application that has a ton of features. If you take the time to learn what everything does, it can be a very useful application. I only had a few random issues when using iBlackList and most of those were my own fault! To help avoid any issue, make sure you restart your iPhone (not just respring the SpringBoard) whenever you make changes in the application. Also, the free version of the application only allows two number in the BlackList and two numbers in the WhiteList. The full version costs $8.00 USD. iBlackList is available through the iClarified source.

Note: Don’t forget to Enable iBlackList - make sure to restart your iPhone.

45 Responses to “iBlackList 1.9.1 - Filter Incoming Calls and Texts”

rimigoca says:
June 16th, 2008 at 5:42 pm
which one is better? iblacklist or Mcleaner

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n0m0n reply on June 16, 2008:
That has been my question for the last 2 weeks.
Thanks for also asking…

I have heard NOTHING from anywhere as to this application.

Hope to soon though

Thanks

madhero reply on June 16, 2008:
I have used all 3 and I find that iBlacklist is the most stabe amongst them…

mika'el reply on August 27, 2008:
mcleaner, the setting to hang up a call or ignore a call does not work, the calls are blocked, but the caller is still able to leave voice message and also SMS message, i have been e-mailing them for three weeks now, and the person seems like he can’t speak english, keeps asking what is the problem and i have e-mailed him the issues 4 TIMES!! i told him the soft ware does not hang up the call or ignore the call. That is when i get a e-mail asking what is the problem THREE TIMES, iblacklist works, but i am still working with it, calls are blocked and busy signal works, but SMS are still geting through. give me a min.
lokko21 says:
June 16th, 2008 at 7:01 pm
What about PYSL 0.91 wich one its better from this 3.

thanks…

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madhero reply on June 16, 2008:
iBlacklist is much more stable.
Andy G says:
June 16th, 2008 at 7:21 pm
i forgot to restart when i enabled it and now its stuck on the apple sign??? how do i fix this??

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madhero reply on June 16, 2008:
Use SSH and delete iBlasklist under Applications. Hold the home and on/off button till iPhone reboots. you should be able to get Iphone back up and running.

stella reply on September 6, 2008:
i had the same problem and i had to restore my iphone ;(((
F says:
June 17th, 2008 at 9:08 am
Hi, I’m trying to uninstall iblacklist 1.9.1 and I keep getting main execution script failed error, but it seems that is only with this program as I can install and uninstall others. Please advise

thanks

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avicenna says:
June 19th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
hi all
any one knows …how long take after register to get the active code???
i pay just now , but i didn’t get anything or any news and i don’t know how can i contact them , any one can help me please ???
thanks

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jeremy reply on June 19, 2008:
it only took me a day to get it. they send it to the email that you used to register.
avicenna says:
June 20th, 2008 at 6:15 am
i see , wel i didn’ get anything for the moment , but i think i have to wait , any way thanks for your information jeremy .

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jst says:
June 20th, 2008 at 8:52 am
hi all
any one knows …how long take after register to get the active code???
i pay just now , but i didn’t get anything or any news and i don’t know how can i contact them , any one can help me please ???
thanks

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Robert Hiekel says:
June 20th, 2008 at 11:50 am
I like the product. However I was fairly amazed when I went to the company website. In order to buy the product, instead of simply listing a email address to paypal the money directly to them, they wanted me to enter my paypal email address and password directly into their site. No way in the world……Think they are a bit confused over website security for paypal. I am awaiting a reply back from them.

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avicenna says:
June 20th, 2008 at 1:30 pm
Hi Robert
have you any e-mail address of iblacklist ????if you have please let me know , thanks

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jeremy reply on June 20, 2008:
sales@iblacklist.com.br
avicenna says:
June 21st, 2008 at 2:03 am
hi jeremy
thank you for e-mail address

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Rich says:
June 25th, 2008 at 11:04 pm
I too am curious about the payment for this app. 8 bucks is a good deal. Still wondering if Mcleaner is better though

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T Webb reply on June 26, 2008:
I’m not sure how you would define better since both programs do the same thing. Try them both and make a decision based upon what you like. The options for MCleaner is easier to understand IMO although I do use iBlacklist.
Rich says:
June 27th, 2008 at 10:37 am
Did you purchase the full version of iblacklist?
Still not sure about putting my Paypal out there

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Oscar says:
June 27th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
I can confirm that I made payment and got my code via email a day later. After making payment via paypal I sent a copy of the receipt to the developer to speed up the process.

It’s a great program and $8 is a great price as most of us spend more money on a starbucks coffee.

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J Woodworth says:
June 27th, 2008 at 10:44 pm
I installed this app and worked fine. Only one prob tho. I uninstalled it and found out my video wallpaper no longer works. Not really sure how to fix this yet. I tried installing/uninstalling them both but no luck. Any ideas???

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Shriniket Sarkar says:
July 24th, 2008 at 3:07 am
Hi,
Well i had SMSD app installed previously.Later i installed the iBlacklist app but it does not function .Can anyone tell me whether iBlackList works with SMSD app or not?I need to hide certain SMS conversations from both the SMSD app and the MobileSMS original app.Or is there any solution to this i mean a workaround?
Please help
Regards,
Shriniket Sarkar

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iPhone says:
July 25th, 2008 at 6:50 am
I bought this app…its amazing! i recommend it over Mcleaner and all others. It does a fab job!

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ronal mesa says:
July 31st, 2008 at 9:14 pm
hi i need to now how to istall iblacklist in the 1ers generation iphone but upgrated to the 2.0 version thanks

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Alex says:
August 3rd, 2008 at 8:44 pm
in the “extras” section of the app, here are the instructions from the iBlacklist website:

“- Call Privacy - This disables the popup of missed calls on your lock screen.

- SMS Privacy - This disables all types of notifications about missed SMS’s, including the popups.”

My question is whether these setting apply only to those numbers/calls filtered by the app, or if turning the settings on will eliminate all pop-up notifications about missed calls/SMS’s? The only pop-ups I want to eliminate are those for filtered numbers. The rest are quite useful. Any help?

Thanks!

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iPhone reply on August 11, 2008:
it will eliminate all…even the blocked numbers.
robiphone says:
August 9th, 2008 at 5:46 pm
Does iBlacklist work on the new 3G iPhones?

if so how do you load it> Has anyone got Installer 4.0 beta to work with this - I think this is required to access the source on a 3G iPhone

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giuseppe says:
August 11th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
how can i buy it by appstore (i have a 3g iphone and i dont want unlock it)

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this one guy says:
August 15th, 2008 at 11:18 pm
i just updated the iblacklist and it messed up my phone.. did anyone else update thiers too and is there a solution to it? because now it goes back to the apple symbol like when it restarts, and there is a spinning cog now. so if theres any way i could fix this, please help me out..

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Alex says:
August 17th, 2008 at 4:12 am
I encounter problem with my iphone and I restored it, however, after I restored it, I have problem installed back IBlacklist , i received prompt message of “Main script execution failed!” …I can find the icon but unable to un-install it. Can anyone advise?

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jimbonbon says:
August 19th, 2008 at 1:39 am
Had no problems with iBlacklist for some time until I upgraded to the new version. I then also got the spinning cog which stayed on the screen. The only thing I could do was to reset the phone by hoding both buttons, and uninstall, then re-install the application from scratch… New version worked correctly then. Apart from this issue, have been very impressed with the app, no complaints.

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BJ996 says:
August 29th, 2008 at 3:17 am
I have just installed this App and it does not seem to have affected my phone, my issue is that it seems very complicated to set up or am i just being dense? when i try to enter a contact to block (SMS) it takes me back to my home page and i have to start again, am i mising something really obvous here, has anyone else had this problem whilst setting up, please help as i think this is a great idea and would love to be able to use.

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pablo reply on September 3, 2008:
it works with 2.0.2 firmware?
zenon says:
September 3rd, 2008 at 12:33 pm
Only works with 1.1.4 !!!

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nel says:
September 4th, 2008 at 10:33 am
BJ996 - Agree with you, does not work and further more it is too COMPLICATED to use, have used ACM on a nokia, worked wonderfully well - I heard Mcleaner is pretty good and on the face of it looks like ACM, this iBlacklist does not have divert call to a specific number, unless i am missing something, Bottom line is it should be easy and quickly used. This is not

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mrharris says:
September 4th, 2008 at 12:34 pm
when is iblacklist coming out for 2.0 firmware with out bugs, becuase on 1.1.4 if the blacklist number called consecutive time back to back to back to back the number will glitch through and the phone will ring!!!!! which is not good at all?????? ANYONE KNOW!!!!!!

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Buonora reply on October 2, 2008:
iBlackList is already available for 2.X FWs.
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macswitcher says:
September 23rd, 2008 at 10:21 am
can anybody help me, please? i placed a password in my blacklist but now i can’t seem to remember it? does anybody know how could i retrieve it or whatever?

thanks.

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October 10th, 2008 at 10:25 am
jailbreak 3G Unlock iPhone 2.1

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RAED says:
October 13th, 2008 at 1:01 am
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT…… I UP GRADE TO VIRGIN 2.0 AND I DIDNT RESTART MY PHON…. THEN I WAS TALKIN IN THE PHON SUDDENLY I HEARD THE CALL WAITING TOUNE!!!!! ONE OF THE BLACK LIST NO. WAS CALLING ME BUT U DONT SEE THE NO. ONLY THE BEPING SOUND. I DONT KNOW THE NEW VIRGIN ALLOWS ONE OFF THE BLACK LIST NO. TO RING IN YOUR EARS WHILE U R IN ANOTHER CALL…… WE DO I HEAR THE CALL WAITING RING WHILE THAT NO. IS ONE THE BLACK LIST???? SOMEONE HOLP….

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Ammar Ayed says:
October 21st, 2008 at 1:04 pm
hi
I have iphone2G 1.1.4 firmware ,,, I installed iblacklist from installer , and after that I restart the iphone but it couldnot open , it is just hanging in restarting ( logo of apple )
Kindly request you help ASAP ,,,
Your quick support is highly appreciated …

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