Samsung Galaxy S4 User Manual page 149

5. Tap the Number field to manually enter phone number.
– or –
Tap to select from either your existing Logs or
Contacts.
– or –
Tap Match criteria and select a parameter that must
match for the spam action to take effect. Choose from:
Same as, Starts with (ex: 800 or 888), Ends with, or
includes.
6. Tap Save.
To register text phrases as spam:
Some incoming messages might not be associated with a
phone number but rather an email address. In these cases,
the only way to block those messages, would be assign a
key used term or phrase to activate the Spam block. Ex:
"Dear friend", "Stock Alert", or "Act Now".
1. From the Home screen, tap
2. Press and then tap Settings.
3. Locate and activate the Spam settings option.
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4. Tap Add to spam phrases
• This function allows you to assign a specific text phrase as
belonging to a spam message. Ex: Dear friend.
5. Enter a term or word into the field.
Note: The term is case sensitive. Ex: "Act Now" is not the
same as "act now".
6. Tap Save.
To register unknown numbers as spam:
Some incoming messages might not be associated with
either a phone number or email address. These incoming
messages contain no information as their info is blocked by
the sender.
1. From the Home screen, tap
2. Press and then tap Settings.
3. Locate and activate the Spam settings option.
4. Tap Block unknown senders. A green check mark
indicates the feature is active.
• Block unknown senders: when active, automatically blocks
incoming messages from unknown sources or blocked
numbers.
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