Contacts, calls, voicemail : Phone calls
Block calls and texts
About blocking
If you don't want to get calls or texts from a certain phone number, you can block it. When the number tries
to contact you, your phone declines automatically.
Block a number
Use either app to block both calls and texts from a number.
From the
Phone app:
1.
Touch
.
2.
Touch & hold a call from the number to block.
3.
Touch Block/report spam.
4.
If you don't want to report the number as spam to Google, remove the checkmark.
5.
Touch Block.
From the
Messages app:
1.
Touch & hold the conversation thread from the number to block.
2.
Touch > Block.
Or, touch
(for numbers saved in your contacts).
3.
If you don't want to report the call as spam to Google, remove the checkmark.
4.
Touch OK.
Block all numbers for a contact
1.
Open
the
Contacts app.
2.
Touch the person's name.
3.
Touch > Block numbers.
4.
If you don't want to report the call as spam to Google, remove the checkmark.
5.
Touch Block.
On the contact screen, you'll see
Block calls from unidentified callers
1.
Open
the
Phone app.
2.
Touch > Settings > Blocked numbers.
3.
Turn Unknown on
by the blocked numbers.
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