Android devices come with a built-in call blocker that can be used to stop unwanted calls from coming in. Blocking calls on Android is easy to do and can be done from any screen on the device. To block a call, open the Phone app and tap the three lines in the top left corner of the screen. From here, you can see all of your current calls and tap on the one you want to block. Next, slide the bar at the top of the screen to block this call from coming through. You can also unblock a call by sliding the bar back to allow it through. If you want to temporarily allow a call through while you’re busy or unavailable, just long-press on it until it turns into a notification and then tap on it to allow or block it as needed. ..
One of the most annoying things about carrying a phone in your pocket everywhere is unwanted phone calls. Whether they’re spam calls or someone you don’t want to talk to anymore, we’ll show you how to block them on Android.
Android devices all vary a bit, so the methods in this guide won’t work for everyone. We’ll be demonstrating with a Samsung Galaxy phone and a Google Pixel handset. If you don’t have one of these, you can try to loosely follow along.
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Block Calls on a Samsung Galaxy Phone
Open the default phone app that came pre-installed on your Samsung phone. Make sure that you’re on the “Recents” tab and tap the three-dot menu icon in the top-right corner.
Select “Settings” from the drop-down menu.
At the top, tap “Block Numbers.”
Here, you can toggle a switch to automatically “Block Unknown Callers.” Also, you can manually add phone numbers to block or select from your “Recents” and “Contacts.”
When entering a number manually, tap the + button to add it.
Selecting from “Recents” or “Contacts” will immediately add them to the list, which can be seen on this screen as well.
That’s all there is to it! You can simply tap the red minus icon to stop blocking a number.
Block Calls on a Google Pixel Phone
Google Pixel phones come pre-installed with the “Phone by Google” app. This app can be installed on some non-Pixel devices, but not all of the features work.
First, open the Phone app and navigate to the “Recents” tab. From here, tap the three-dot menu icon in the top search bar.
Select “Call History” from the drop-down menu.
Tap on a call from the list and more options will expand. Simply select “Block/Report Spam.”
A pop-up will appear. You can choose to also report the number as spam by checking the box before confirming that you’d like to block the phone number by tapping the “Block” button.
That’s all there is to it! Blocked numbers can be found in the Phone app’s Settings under “Blocked Numbers.” From there, you can unblock them.
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