Accidentally blocked a message

[Anonymous]

Hi, ive accidently blocked sending texts to 20202 you text either "bal or balance" to it to get your tariff balance. It wasn't blocked before, when i used to be able to send texts to it Id type out balance and hit send then a pop up would come up with some message saying i might be charged for sending the text maybe thinking it was a premium number with a coin icon asking if i wished to send or block it and i accidentally hit block and now every time time i try to send the text it fails to send it with a red ! Next to it and failed message report. I have a samsung galaxy s7 edge and I've tried literally everything i can think of to no success. I just wanna unblock it. It maybe thought it was a premium number? How do you unblock those? Thank you.

[MI5]

Try this:
Go to Settings>
Application manager>
scroll over to All >
scroll down to messaging>
scroll down to permissions>
make your selection. Allow all, ask, or do not allow.

[Anonymous]

There's none of those options on there. Its like a switch option to switch it on or off for stuff messages can use like the location, camera, storeage.

[MI5]

Must be on a different firmware.
Which version are you on?

[MI5 · Accepted solution]

This might work for later firmware.

In the app settings, tap the 3 dots top right.

The 5th option on the list is something like "special access"

Then look down the list for "premium sms services"

and then "messaging"

[MI5]

Another way to try.
Settings >app manager, them choose MORE, SHOW SYSTEM APP, then you should scroll down to find Message Service, tap on it and you should see its permissions "Send premium text message"

[Anonymous]

Version 7.0

[MI5]

One of the above should sort it then.

[Anonymous]

Yep that fixed it. Future reference for anyone else it was in Settings>Apps>More (3 dots in top right)>Special Access>Use premium sms services>In there is message service where you can select ask, allow always or never.

Thanks for the help

[MI5]

No worries