One of the most annoying things about carrying a phone in your pocket everywhere is unwanted phone calls. If they are spam calls Or someone you don't want to talk to anymore, we'll show you how to block them on Android.
All Android devices vary a bit, so the methods in this guide won't work for everyone. We will be demonstrating with a Samsung Galaxy phone and a Google Pixel headset. If you don't have one of these, you can try to follow it freely.
Open the default phone app that came pre-installed on your Samsung phone. Make sure you're in the "Recents" tab and tap the three-dot menu icon in the top right corner.
Select "Settings" from the dropdown menu.
At the top, tap "Block Numbers."
Here, you can toggle a switch to “block unknown callers”. Also, you can manually add phone numbers to block or select from your "Recents" and "Contacts".
When manually entering a number, tap the + button to add it.
Selecting "Recents" or "Contacts" will immediately add them to the list, which can also be viewed on this screen.
That's all about it! You can simply tap the Minus Red icon to stop blocking a number.
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 features work.
First, open the phone app and navigate to the "RECENTS" tab. From here, tap on the three-dot menu icon in the top search bar.
Select "Call History" from the dropdown menu.
Tap on a call from the list and more options will expand. Simply select "BLOCK / REPORT SPAM".
A popup window will appear. You can choose to also report the number as spam by checking the box before confirming that you want to block the phone number by tapping the "Block" button.
That's all about it! Blocked numbers can be found in the phone app settings under "Blocked Numbers". From there, you can unlock them.
