Assigning Messages As Spam - Samsung Galaxy Note II User Manual

Assigning Messages as Spam

You can now assign either a phone number as spam or use a
key term or phrase. Any message assigned as spam is
automatically placed with your Spam messages folder.
To assign a phone number from Messages list as spam:
1. From the Home screen, tap
2. Touch and hold a message from a phone number.
3. Select Register number as spam and tap OK.
To assign a phone number manually as spam:
1. From the Home screen, tap
2. Press and then tap Settings.
3. Locate and activate the Spam settings option.
• Spam settings: when enabled, allows you to configure
available spam settings such as: Register number as spam,
Register phrase as spam, and Block unknown senders.
4. Tap Register number as spam
• Register number as spam: allows you to manually enter and
assign a phone number as being sent from a spam source.
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5. Tap the Number field to manually enter phone number.
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Tap to select from either your existing Logs or
Contacts.
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.
4. Tap Register phrase as spam
• Register phrase as spam: allows you to assign a specific text
phrase as belonging to a spam message. Ex: Dear friend.
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